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What shape is the feet of a platypus?
The platypus has webbed feet, but the webbing is retractable. This exposes the claws so that the platypus can dig burrows.
What is the shape of a platypus's body?
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
What are the platypus's nicknames?
The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.
What is a platypus nickname?
The platypus is known overseas as the "duckbilled platypus" or just the "duckbill", but in Australia it is just commonly called the 'platypus'.The platypus is sometimes known as the duckbilled platypus, because its bill loosely resembles that of a duck, and is of a shape not found on any other mammal.
Does a platypus have a streamlined body shape?
Yes. Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
How would a duck shaped bill help the platypus collect its food?
The shape of the platypus's bill helps it to scoop up food from the mud and silt on the bottom of creeks and rivers.
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is the binomial name for the 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".
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
