You cannot purchase a real platypus. They are protected native animals.
When first hatched, baby platypuses weigh less than a gram.
Platypuses are nocturnal, so much of their hunting for food is done at night and in the evening. To the quiet and patient observer, platypuses may be observed swimming and diving at night as they hunt for food on the bottom of creeks and rivers.
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
No. Platypuses avoid contact with humans as much as possible.
Platypuses is the correct spelling.
Platypuses are shy animals which avoid contact with humans as much as possible. When humans approach, they will either disappear into their burrows, or hide underwater. When motionless and avoiding people, platypuses can remain underwater without resurfacing for up to eight minutes.
Platypuses were not invented. They were discovered by someone.
Platypuses are found only in Australia.
Platypuses are considered carnivores.
Platypuses are nocturnal. They come out at night.
Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
No. By nature, platypuses are solitary animals.