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How are a platypus and a duck same?
they both have bills and webbed feet
How do you make a platypus in alxemy?
Duck+Beaver=Platypus
What animal in Australia has a bill like a duck?
The duck-billed platypus. However, it must be said that the platypus is not actually called a duck-billed platypus at all. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
What is a large water mammal that lives in the amazon river?
a duck bill platypus
An egg laying mammal with webbed feet and a bill like a duck?
The platypus is an egg-laying mammal. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck-billed platypus" is a complete misnomer. Its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
Is there a platypus beside the duck billed platypus?
No, the platypus is the only species. It is not actually known as the duck-billed platypus: this is just a nickname which only non-Australians use.
Is a duckbill platypus the same as a regular platypus?
Yes. They are properly called just "platypus", but the name "duckbilled platypus" is often applied. Some believe their bill resembles that of a duck, but it is actually quite different.
What mammal has a duck's billswims like a fish and is covered with fur?
A platypus is sometimes regarded as having a bill like a duck, but in fact its bill does not look like a duck's bill, being flatter and much broader, and made of a totally different substance; nor does it serve the same function as a duck's bill, having very unique properties such as electroreception.
Can a duck mate with a platypus?
No, they are different species just like any other species. They are not remotely related; nor are they even the same class of vertebrate. A platypus is a mammal (specifically, a monotreme) while a duck is a bird.
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.
What is the duck billed platypus's real name?
The real name for the "duck billed platypus" is just platypus. The "duck billed" part of its name is a nickname which gives a false impression that its bill is like a duck's bill.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What has feet like a duck but its furry?
The duck billed platypus.
