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Why do male platypuses have babies?
Male platypuses do not have babies.Only the female can have young, and she does so by laying eggs. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Do male platypuses stay with the female platypus?
No. Male platypuses do not stay with the female. After mating, the male has little more to do with the female.
Do male platypuses have darker fur than females?
No. Male platypuses do not have darker fur than females.
Do male or female platypuses sting?
Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Are male platypuses venomous?
Yes. Male platypuses have a hollow spur behind their rear ankle which is attached to a venom gland in the platypus's thigh. The female is not venomous.
Do male platypuses have poisonous talons?
Not exactly. Male platypuses have a hollow spur behind their rear ankle which is attached to a venom gland in the platypus's thigh. This spur is not a talon or claw.
What triggers the platypuses to sting you?
Platypuses do not "sting". Male platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs which are attached to venom glands in either thigh. Through these spurs they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans. A male platypus will only spur a person if they are interfering with the animal, trying (foolishly) to capture it.
Which is the only mammal that can sting?
The only mammal that can sting is the Platypus. Male platypuses have spurs on their back ankles with from which they can inject poisonous DLPs (defensin-like proteins). Female platypuses and echidnas also have these back ankle spurs, but only male platypuses can use them.
What are invisible characteristics of the platypus?
Male platypuses can produce venom.
Is psittacosis able to infect platypuses?
No. Psittacosis is unique to parrots.
Why can platypuses lay eggs but other mammals can't?
Platypuses and echidnas are both egg-laying mammals, of the unique order monotremata, or monotremes.
Does the platypus have a certain name for the baby female male or group?
No. There is no specific name for the male, female or baby platypus, nor for a group of platypuses. Many people (including well-meaning conservation groups) refer to baby platypuses as "puggles", but this is incorrect, and certainly not an officially recognised name. There is no name for a group of platypuses because platypuses are solitary animals, and do not move in groups.
