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Do platypuses mate?
Yes: platypuses must mate in order to reproduce.
Where do platypuses breed?
Platypuses breed on land. They do not mate in the water.
How often do Platypuses mate?
Platypuses breed just once a year. Males will mate with several females during that time, but females will generally only mate with one male.
How long do platypuses mate?
A platypus does not have a specific time period of mating
What do platypuses do in the night?
they mate with each other or sleep with each other
Do platypuses mate for life?
No. Bull Hippos fight each other to decide who gets to mate with the cow hippos. When the baby is born the mother is careful to keep it away from the bulls, as they will kill it in order to make the cow ready to mate again. The next time the cow may well mate with a different bull.
What time of the year do platypuses mate?
The platypus's mating and breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
What time of the year do platypuses have babies and mate?
The platypus breeding season is spring and summer, from about September through to February, sometimes extending to March.
Does America have platypuses?
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
Does a platypus stay in water all the time?
No. Platypuses only hunt in water for food. They dig dry burrows in riverbanks and creek banks, and this is where they sleep. They mate on land, not in the water. The female also lays her eggs in a chamber at the end of the burrow, and this is where she incubates her eggs and raises the young platypuses.
How many days is a platypus pregnant?
Platypuses are egg-laying mammals, so they do not become "pregnant" in the usual sense. Scientists have not determined how long it takes for the eggs to finish developing after platypuses mate, but it is believed to be around a month. After the eggs are laid, they are incubated for around 8-10 days.
How do you spell platypuses?
Platypuses is the correct spelling.
