No. To begin with, platypuses are not born; they are hatched from eggs.
Secondly, they are hatched in a chamber at the end of a very long burrow which the mother digs in the bank of a creek or river.
A baby platypus is hatched in a chamber at the end of the mother platypus's burrow, which is dug into the side of a riverbank.
No. When a baby platypus hatches, it is the size of a bean, blind and completely helpless.
no, when the platypus is born it is blind and totally helpless
Platypuses are not born: they are hatched. A newly hatched baby platypus weighs about the same as a bean, which would perhaps be about 0.5 grams.
baby platypus nurse for approx three to four months
A baby platypus is not born, but hatched. When hatched, it weighs around half a gram.
They are born around spring
A baby platypus stays in the chamber of its mother's burrow for about six weeks.
Platypuses a not born: they are hatched from eggs. Although mammals, they are egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. A newly hatched platypus is about the size and weight of a bean. It is blind, hairless and completely helpless.
A baby platypus is called a PUGGLE
Yes. When first hatched, a baby platypus can breathe on its own.
No. Firstly, platypuses are not born: they are hatched. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. When they are hatched, they are blind, hairless and completely helpless. A newly hatched baby platypus is about the size and weight of a bean.