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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.
Is psittacosis able to infect platypuses?
No. Psittacosis is unique to parrots.
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.
What are invisible characteristics of the platypus?
Male platypuses can produce venom.
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 is the same as a platypus?
There is no animal the same as a platypus. Platypuses are completely unique.
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.
