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Humans are a threat to platypuses in a number of ways.
- They have introduced red foxes, which is believed to have had some impact on platypus numbers on the mainland.
- Feral cats, another platypus predator, were also introduced by humans.
- Humans used to hunt platypuses for their fur (they are now protected).
- There is danger from destruction of the platypus's habitat and environment due to land-clearing and road-building.
- The use by humans of fishing nets in freshwater creeks and rivers resulted in large numbers of platypuses being drowned. This practice has now been banned.
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Do platypuses pose a threat to humans?
No. Platypuses do not pose any active threat to humans. If, however, a human foolishly interferes with an adult male, that person is likely to get "spurred", whereby a debilitating venom is injected into them, causing agony for possibly months. Cases of humans being spurred are few and far between, and they never occur without provocation, but they do not result in death for people.
How do platypuses act towards humans?
Platypuses are very shy, and will avoid humans whenever possible.
How do platypuses interact with humans?
Platypuses are very shy and avoid interacting with humans at all. They quickly disappear into the water or their burrows at the first sign of humans.
Are platypuses still hunted?
Platypuses are no longer hunted; although destruction of their habitat is now a threat to their survival.They used to be but now they aren't.
Do platypuses have any relationships with humans?
Platypuses are not domesticated animals, no. Their relationship with humans is that they try to avoid us and don't really like interacting with us.
Do humans affect platypuses?
raping there anals to often
Are humans a threat to white lions?
humans are a threat to all animal life.
How do platypuses respond to people?
Platypuses are shy animals which avoid contact with humans as much as possible. When humans approach, they will either disappear into their burrows, or hide underwater. When motionless and avoiding people, platypuses can remain underwater without resurfacing for up to eight minutes.
Do platypuses breath through their lungs?
well ya they have lungs as humans
What characteristics do humans and platypuses share?
Humans and platypuses a both mammals, so they share a number of characteristics. Some of these include obvious things such as both being warm-blooded vertebrates that breathe air. Humans and platypuses both have a four-chambered heart; they both nurture their babies on mothers' milk; they also have enhanced neocortex development.
How have humans affected platypuses?
Humans have affected platypuses in a number of ways. They have introduced red foxes, which is believed to have had some impact on platypus numbers on the mainland, though not yet in Tasmania. Feral cats, another platypus predator, were also introduced by humans. Humans used to hunt platypuses for their fur (they are now protected). There is danger from destruction of the platypus's habitat and environment due to land-clearing and road-building. The use by humans of fishing nets in freshwater creeks and rivers resulted in large numbers of platypuses being drowned. This practice has now been banned
Why are humans the threat?
for suade
