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Platypuses have a unique skin that is covered in dense, waterproof fur, which helps them maintain body temperature in cold water. Their skin is also smooth and has a layer of fat underneath, providing insulation. Unlike many mammals, platypuses do not have nipples; instead, they secrete milk through openings in their skin, which the young lap up from the surface. Additionally, their skin is sensitive and equipped with electroreceptors, allowing them to detect electrical signals from prey in the water.

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Do-platypus have skin?

Yes they do.


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The platypus's bill is not hard like the beak of a bird. It is flexible, and made out of a leathery skin, so it feels soft and leathery to the touch.


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Platypuses have smooth, velvety fur over their skin.


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No, a platypus does not have scales. It has dense, sleek, waterproof fur.


What keeps the platypus together?

The platypus is not a mixture of other animals; therefore, nothing is required to keep it together, beyond its own skin.


Does platypus have fur or skin?

Both. A platypus has dense, waterproof, velvety fur over its skin. It has an outer layer of fur protecting a layer of downy fur underneath. The layer closest to their skin is woolly and helps insulate the platypus against the cold water in which they live in the southern states and alpine areas. The outer layer is waterproof.


What are the platypus's bills made out of?

The platypus, like any other mammal, is made up of a skeleton, internal organs and an outer covering of skin - in this case, covered with fur. It is not made up of other animals, as some people mistakenly think.


What are five animals that have skin?

Human, cat, dog, iguana, duck-billed platypus.


What is the body covering of a platypus?

Platypuses have two layers of fur, which is contrary to what some websites will report. The layer closest to their skin is woolly and helps insulate the platypus against the cold water in which they live in the southern states and alpine areas. The outer layer is waterproof.


Does a platypus have breasts?

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Are monotremes only covered with skin?

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Does a platypus have a snout like a leathery bill?

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