Male platypuses can produce venom.
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
The two definitive characteristics that make the platypus a mammal are: 1. It nurtures its young on mothers' milk. 2. It has fur. No other group of animals both these characteristics.
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No. The platypus has always been a platypus. It is not derived from the beaver, otter, duck or any other animal. There is no actual evidence of evolution in the platypus's line. Fossils of possible platypus ancestors indicate that, if it did indeed have other ancestors, they shared the same characteristics the modern platypus has today.
Yes. The platypus has ears, and an acute sense of hearing. Platypuses have no external earlobes, so in that sense they have invisible ears. They have external openings to the ear which are located either side of the base of the jaw.
Platypuses did not evolve. The platypus has always been a platypus. It is not derived from the beaver, otter, duck or any other animal. There is no actual evidence of evolution in the platypus's line. Fossils of possible platypus ancestors indicate that, if it did indeed have other ancestors, they shared the same characteristics the modern platypus has today.
They are unspecified. They are invisible.
They are all invisible and can't be seen.
Like all mammals, a platypus has two ears.Platypuses have no external earlobes, so in that sense they have invisible ears. They have external openings to the ear which are located either side of the base of the jaw.