They do not have a diaphragm which is the characteristic feature of mammals exclusively in the animal kingdom. However, they do possess a structure known as Diaphragmaticus which acts as a piston during breathing process. It is however, not Homologous to diaphragm of mammals.
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
it is called the diaphram.
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
A Platypus is not a primate.
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
The diaphragm is not made out of bone, but the diaphragm is a muscle.
The muscle you are referring to is the diaphragm. It also separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
The platypus's nostrils are on its bill.
a platypus is at least 34%