What does a platypus lay its eggs in?

Answer 1

A female platypus lays her eggs in a dry chamber at the end of a long burrow which has been dug into the bank of a freshwater creek or river. The entrance to the burrow is above the waterline so that the burrow and nesting chamber both remain dry, and the burrow may extend up to 30 metres into the bank. The chamber at the end is just big enough for the female to curl around her eggs to incubate them for the necessary ten days. She will often create plugs of earth along the length of the burrow to prevent snakes entering the chamber. She also lines sections of the burrow with dry leaves to capture the water from her fur so she does not make the nesting chamber wet.

Answer 2

Platypuses lay their eggs in a chamber at the end of a burrow they dig in a riverbank.

They do not lay their eggs in the water itself, or in a nest. The burrows can be up to 30 metres long, and the entrance is positioned around 30 cm above the waterline. The chamber is lined with dry vegetation, and the females also builds several earthen plugs along the lens of the tunnel to deter predators..

Answer 3

Female platypuses lay their eggs in a chamber they dig at the end of a long burrow in a river bank or creek bank. The burrow may be anywhere between ten and thirty metres long.

Answer 4

There is only one species of platypus. All female platypuses lay eggs, even though the platypus is a mammal. Egg-laying mammals are known as monotremes.

Answer 5

Female platypuses lay their eggs in a chamber at the end of a burrow they dig in a riverbank.

They do not lay their eggs in the water.

Answer 6

A female platypus lay her eggs in a dry chamber