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Platypuses are monotremes and their nearest relatives are Echidnas.
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How platypus related to birds?
The platypus is not related to birds. They are monotremes. (mammals that lay eggs.)
Is there a map of the platypus's home?
For a map of where the platypus can be found, see the related link.
Is there an internal diagram of the platypus?
Several diagrams of the platypus - both external and internal - can be found at the related link below.
What is the closest living relatives too a platypus?
No other animal looks like a platypus. It is completely unique.
Where are the nostrils of a platypus?
A platypus's nostrils are positioned towards the end of its bill, not at the top. See the picture at the related link below.
What do platypus spurs look like?
The photograph at the related link below shows a male platypus's spur on its hind foot.
Who is the spiny ant eater related to?
The spiny anteater or echidna is most closely related to the platypus.
Poisoned spike on male's ankle picture of Platypus?
You can see photos of the male platypus's venomous spur at the related link below.
What animals are related to the platypuse?
The echidnas are the only living relatives of the platypus.
Why are the platypus brown bear lion and house cat thought to be related?
They have tails.
Can you see a picture of a platypus?
There is very little available out there that speaks to the anatomy of a platypus. The related link below will show a general picture of the brain, as well as written material about the rest of the internal anatomy.
Why are platypus half beaver and half duck?
Neither. A platypus is totally different from either - it lays eggs and has a bill that does not actually even resemble the bill of a duck, as it has completely different functions. The platypus is an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, in the same family as e echidna. it is not related to the beaver, which is a placental mammal; nor is it related to the duck, which is not a mammal at all, but a bird.
