One of the main reasons for the tight restrictions on keeping platypuses is that they are extremely difficult to breed in captivity. Since 1941, there have been very few instances of platypuses in captivity breeding, and these have only been in wildlife sanctuaries, under very carefully controlled conditions, within Australia.
Some environmental problems for the platypus are:
This is a very broad question, but there are numerous problems the platypus faces.
The platypus, although found only in the country of Australia (which includes the island state of Tasmania) is notendangered but it is classified as common but vulnerable. It is not listed on the IUCN Redlist (endangered species list).
There was a time when the platypus was under severe threat, being particularly prized for its fur years ago. In the past it came closer to extinction but it now has protection by law in the National Parks and Wildlife Act of 1974 (from hunters and fishermen), and the population has grown back to a healthy size. However, there are concerns regarding the destruction of their habitat and awareness of this problem is increasing. The use of fishing nets is still something of a problem, even though it is illegal now to use fishing nets in freshwater rivers and creeks, as the platypuses can become entangled.
The platypus is still vulnerable because of habitat loss through deforestation, dams and irrigation projects. They have disappeared from South Australia.
Tasmanian platypuses are subject to a disease caused by the fungus Mucor amphibiorum, which has fortunately not migrated to the mainland. Affected animals often develop skin lesions or ulcers, and the biggest threat to their survival arises from secondary infection. This can affect the platypus's ability to maintain body temperature and to hunt properly for food on the bottom of rivers and creeks.
Platypuses neither eat corndogs, nor are they kept as pets. Therein lies your problem.
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
A Platypus is not a primate.
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
Waiting for a platypus? haha
a platypus is at least 34%
There is no such thing as a locomotion platypus.
The platypus's nostrils are on its bill.