Are platypuses real

Answer 1

Yes. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Together with the long-beaked and short-beaked echidna, it is one of the three species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Like placental mammals and marsupials, the young are suckled by the mother.

Whilst some may say it has a unique appearance similar to that of a beaver with a duck's head, it really does not look like that at all. It is covered in fur, and its head is flat and streamlined for swimming under the water's surface. Its bill is different in shape to that of a duck, so even the term "duck-billed platypus" is a misnomer. It has webbed feet, claws and a flat tail, and lives in burrows in riverbanks.

The bizarre appearance of this egg-laying, duck-billed mammal baffled naturalists when it was first discovered, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals; the male Platypus has a spur on the hind foot which delivers a poison capable of killing a small dog or causing severe pain to humans. The unique features of the Platypus make it an important subject in the study of Biology.

Answer 2

Yes. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including its island state of Tasmania. Together with the short-beaked and long-beaked echidna, it is one of the three species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.

The platypus has feet with retractable webbing, so that it can swim, but retract the webbing when it needs to dig burrows. It has a broad bill which is equipped with electroreceptors, with which it can detect the electrical impulses of the tiny crustaceans and insect larvae on which it feeds.

Answer 3

yes they do exist, they are native animals of Australia

Answer 4

Yes. Although restricted to eastern Australia, the platypus is common, though very shy and elusive, and thus rarely seen.

Answer 5

Yes. The platypus is an Australian native animal. it is not found anywhere else in the world. The platypus is a mammal, and a monotreme, meaning it is an egg-laying mammal.

Answer 6

One of the most commonly believed myths about platypuses is that they are part beaver, part otter and part duck.

Answer 7

Yes. Platypuses are real animals which live in the wild throughout eastern Australia.

They are not domestic animals at all.