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The tail of a platypus helps the animal to swim and acts as a rudder when it dives.
A platypus also stores most of its body fat in its tail to help it survive when food is limited, and to prepare for when the female must incubate her eggs and care for the young when they hatch.
During the breeding season, the female digs herself a chamber within her deep burrow, and this chamber is lined with leaves and other nesting material. The female with carry this nesting material rolled underneath her tail as she climbs up and down steep riverbanks.
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Why are the platypus brown bear lion and house cat thought to be related?
They have tails.
Does a platypus have appendages?
Forelimbs, hind limbs and tails are classed as appendages. Therefore, yes, the platypus has appendages. Hoever, it does not extra features such as antennae.
Do Beaver have tails?
The platypus does not actually have a tail like a beaver.The beaver's tail is broader and flatter than a platypus's, and covered with special scales. The platypus's tail is covered with dense fur.Their tails serve different purposes. The beaver's tail is used to help propel it along in the water. The platypus's tail is used as a rudder, for steering when it is swimming, but it also stores fat. A thicker tail is the sign of a healthier platypus.
How long is a platypus's tail?
A platypus's tail ranges from 10-15 cm in length. Males, being larger, will have longer tails than females.
Why do platypuses need duck bills and beaver tails?
Platypuses do not have duck bills and beaver tails.The bill of a platypus is quite different in size and functions to a duck's bill. The bill of a platypus is vital to its survival. The platypus uses its bill to find food. It closes its eyes when underwater, and uses its bill to detect movements. Equipped with electroreceptors, the sensitive bill can sense electrical impulses, even the tiniest of movements made by underwater crustaceans.The bill is also used to shovel up the soil on the bottom of the river or creek in order to find the food. Once found, the platypus uses grinding plates in its bill, rather than teeth, to crush the food before eating it.Platypuses also do not have beaver tails. Although both creatures have flat tails, there are some differences.Their tails are a different shape.The beaver's tail is broader and flatter than a platypus's, and covered with special scales. The platypus's tail is covered with dense fur.Their tails serve different purposes. The beaver's tail is used to help propel it along in the water. The platypus's tail is used as a rudder, for steering when it is swimming.
What does the kangaroo and the platypus mean to Australia?
They are both native animals in Australia. The kangaroo is the national symbol of Australia, it is also on the tails of the national airline - Qantas. The platypus has been used as a mascot for the Olympic Games.
What egg-laying mammal uses its duckbill to detect the tiny electrical signals passing between nerves and muscles in the tails of the shrimp it eats?
Platypus
Why does the platypus have a tail like a beaver?
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What is a plakyus?
Do you mean to write "platypus"? If you did, they are fascinating animals-- they are one of the few mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. They have duck-bills and webbed feet, but they are not ducks; in fact, they have broad tails. Their name comes from a Greek word that means "flat-footed." I enclose a link to more information about the platypus.
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
Are platypuses affected by a disease?
Tasmanian platypuses were first observed to be subject to platypus fungal disease, or Mucormycosis in 1982. This fungal disease causes ugly skin lesions or ulcers to develop on various parts of the platypus's body, including their backs, tails and legs. These lesions become quite large, and are ultimately fatal. Death comes from secondary infection, and from the fact that the platypus's ability to maintain body temperature and forage efficiently for food is affected. It's not yet known how the disease spreads from platypus to platypus, but the mainland creatures are not affected.
