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How are platypus offspring protected during growth?
Once they hatch, platypus offspring are kept safe in a nesting chamber at the end of a very long burrow.
What is a platypus's offspring?
The young of a platypus is not given any specific name, and it is certainly not a "puggle", as some websites proclaim. Although 'puggle' is a common name, it is not officially the name for a baby platypus.
Do platypus eat their offspring?
No. A platypus has no teeth, only grinding plates, and is unable to eat food that has bones. So they wouldn't eat their own young.
Is a platypuses offspring diverse or uniform?
Well, isn't that just a happy little question! A platypus's offspring can actually be quite diverse. Each baby platypus can have unique traits, like different markings or sizes, just like how every painting you create has its own special touch. It's all part of the beautiful diversity of nature, my friend.
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
When the platypus is born do its parents take care of it?
Platypuses are not born; they are hatched, as the platypus is one of just two types of egg-laying mammals. The female platypus takes very good care of its young for several months until they are weaned. The young sometimes stay with the mother as a family group until the next breeding season.
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
What is the binomial name for the platypus?
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".
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.
Local name of platypus?
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
