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What animal in Australia has a bill like a duck?
The duck-billed platypus. However, it must be said that the platypus is not actually called a duck-billed platypus at all. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
An egg laying mammal with webbed feet and a bill like a duck?
The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What mammal has two bird-like characteristics?
A platypus is a mammal and it has a duck-like bill and duck-like webbed feet.
How do you describe a platypus's head?
The platypus has a dark brown head with two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill.
What mammal has a duck's billswims like a fish and is covered with fur?
A platypus is sometimes regarded as having a bill like a duck, but in fact its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What does bill mean on a aminmal?
The bill is a type of beak on an animal such as a duck or a platypus.
The platypus has a big what?
Snout shaped like a duck's bill.
What is the duck billed platypus's real name?
The real name for the "duck billed platypus" is just platypus. The "duck billed" part of its name is a nickname which gives a false impression that its bill is like a duck's bill.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What does the platypus's head look like?
The platypus has a dark brown fur on its head, and two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill. A photograph can be seen at the related link below.
Why do you call platypus duck-billed platypus?
They are not. Platypuses are not called duckbilled platypuses. This is a nickname only applied by non-Australians. It is used by non-Australians who are of the mistaken belief that the platypus has a bill like that of a duck when, in fact, it is shaped quite differently.
Where can you find a mammal that lays eggs and has a bill like a duck?
The platypus and echidna are both found in Australia, and they are both egg-laying mammals. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
Unlike a mammal I lay eggs and I get my name from my duck-like bill?
The mammal that gets its name because it has a bill like a duck is the "duck-billed" platypus.
