A platypus has 26 chromosomes.
A platypus has two eyes.
The platypus has 2 feet.
There is only one genus of the platypus - ornithorhynchus.
The platypus has two lungs, like all mammals do.
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
There is just one species of platypus: Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
From the time a platypus is hatched, it is called a platypus. It makes no difference whether the platypus is a day old, 17 weeks old or a year old. It is still a platypus. There is no official name for a young platypus. Despite what many websites report, a young platypus is not called a puggle.
A platypus's burrow generally has either one or two entrances.
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