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Do great white shark males have to compete with other males to reproduce?
yes
Does the platypus have competitors?
Yes, they do fight. The breeding season is between August and October, which is Australia's late winter-early spring. Platypuses are solitary animals that only come together to mate. When they do they become very aggressive towards other platypuses. That only goes for the males, they are fighting for the chance to breed with a female and pass on their genes. When a male platypus fights for a female, territory, or even food he uses his venomous spurs locate on the back of each of his heels. This venom can be fatal to other platypuses and a few mammals. It's not fatal to humans though, all it does is cause extreme pain which cannot be relieved.
What organisms would compete with a platypus for food?
No other organisms compete with the platypus for food. Its feeding habits and its habitat are unique. No other mammal feeds on the variety of freshwater crustaceans and other invertebrates for which the platypus forages. In wetland areas, only freshwater wading birds have a similar diet, but the platypus prefers clear rivers, lakes and creeks rather than wetlands for its habitat.
Do zebras fight with other zebras?
It happens. Particularly males fight and compete for breeding rights.
What other animals reproduce like the platypus?
The platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. The only other animal in this group is the echidna. There are two species of echidna: the short-beaked echidna, which is found in Australia, just like the platypus; and the long-beaked echidna, which is only found on the island of New Guinea.
Why do animals out-compete other animals?
they compete with each other because they are trying to show off and the strongest gets the girl >>More scientificly, if males fight each other during mating season, it is most likely they are fighting for a female. If females fight other females or males, then they might be protecting their cubs.
What does a platypus mostly do?
A platypus spends most of its time finding food. The platypus has to eat the equivalent of its own weight daily, and its weight averages from 800 grams (for females) to around 2kg for males. This means the platypus has to find anough yabbies, crustaceans, insect larvae and other tiny creatures to meet this weight every day.
Why are your hamsters fighting?
Never put two males or females in a cage together. They'll compete with each other.
How do animals compete with others?
They use their instincts or learned behaviors to fight with other animals. Uasually males fight.
Why can't males reproduce until puberty?
Puberty is when the hormones start to produce sperm, amongst other things happening to the body. Male's need sperm to inseminate the female and thus reproduce.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Are platypuses harmless?
Platypuses do not actively seek to hurt any other species. Generally, the platypus is a very shy creature which will avoid contact with other species. However, males do have a spur which delivers a potent venom. No deaths have ever been reported as a result of platypus venom, but it causes swelling and excruciating pain.
