How do platypus attract mates?

Answer 1

Platypus courtship rituals involve the male chasing the female around in a circle. They have a complex system of side-passing, under-passing and over-passing each other, until the male finally grasps the female's tail in his bill, and they continue circling tightly until mating occurs.

Answer 2

Platypus courtship rituals involve the male chasing the female around in a circle. They have a complex system of side-passing, under-passing and over-passing each other, until the male finally grasps the female's tail in his bill, and they continue circling tightly until mating occurs.

Answer 3

Female platypuses attract a mate the same way females of most species do: by emitting pheromones, the scent of which attracts the male.

Males attract females through an elaborate courtship ritual, which involves the male chasing the female around in a circle. They have a complex system of side-passing, under-passing and over-passing each other, until the male finally grasps the female's tail in his bill, and they continue circling tightly until mating occurs.

Answer 4

The platypus has a number of special abilities which help it to find its prey. The primary ability is its bill, which has sensitive electroreceptors that pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. No other mammals have this unique ability. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.

In addition, the platypus has webbed feet with a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the claws, enabling the platypus to effectively dig burrows. Its claws are used for digging burrows into riverbanks for shelter, and the webbing membrane retracts for that purpose, but spreads between its toes when it needs to swim - which it needs to do to get its food.

Answer 5

The males produce a musky odor during the breeding season.

Answer 6

Both male and female platypuses reach reproductive age at around two years old. This is when they look for a mate.