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The only thing a female platypus can do to protect herself from platypus is to use her effective hiding strategies. The entrance to a platypus's burrow is disguised by tree roots or overhanging riverbanks, and a breeding female will create several earthen plugs along the length of her burrow to deter predators.
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How do raccoons survive as babies?
The female raccoon nurses them, keeps them warm and protects them from predators.
What eats platypus eggs?
Pythons and goannas eat platypus eggs. The female platypus will actually place earthen plugs along the length of her burrow before the chamber which holds the eggs, in order to deter such predators.
What special features does the female platypus have to protect itself from predators?
The female platypus has no special features to protect itself from predators. The male, however, has a venonous spur on its hind leg. This spur is capable of injecting a powerful venom that causes agonising, paralysing pain to larger animals, and kills small animals.
What is the name for a female platypus?
There is no particular name for a female platypus.
What animals smaller than a platypus does it like to eat?
Pythons and goannas eat platypus eggs. The female platypus will actually place earthen plugs along the length of her burrow before the chamber which holds the eggs, in order to deter such predators.
Does the male platypus come back after mating with the female platypus?
No. Once mating is over, the platypus has nothing more to do with the female.
How do you know if it is a female platypus or male platypus?
The male platypus has a venomous spur on his hind leg. He is also considerably larger than the female.
What would attack a platypus egg?
Lizards such as goannas are the most likely predators of platypus eggs.
Why is Australia the ideal environment for platypuses?
Australia is ideal for the platypus because there are few natural predators. Apart from pythons, most predators of the platypus are introduced species.
What is the feminine of a platypus?
There is no special term for either the female or the male platypus.
How often do female platypus reproduce?
The female platypus reproduces once a year, on average. She will lay between one and three eggs.
How does a web footed gecko protects itself from predators?
It protects itself
