It depends on the size of the animal, and also keep in mind that they shed skin cells everyday just like humans.
A platypus has 26 chromosomes.
A platypus has two eyes.
The platypus has 2 feet.
There is only one genus of the platypus - ornithorhynchus.
The platypus has two lungs, like all mammals do.
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
There is just one species of platypus: Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
From the time a platypus is hatched, it is called a platypus. It makes no difference whether the platypus is a day old, 17 weeks old or a year old. It is still a platypus. There is no official name for a young platypus. Despite what many websites report, a young platypus is not called a puggle.
The platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source.
A platypus's burrow generally has either one or two entrances.
No. The platypus is simply called the platypus. Many non-Australians refer to this animal as the "duck billed platypus" but this is not its correct name.