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How platypus related to birds?
The platypus is not related to birds. They are monotremes. (mammals that lay eggs.)
Is there a map of the platypus's home?
For a map of where the platypus can be found, see the related link.
Is there an internal diagram of the platypus?
Several diagrams of the platypus - both external and internal - can be found at the related link below.
What is the closest living relatives too a platypus?
No other animal looks like a platypus. It is completely unique.
What do platypus spurs look like?
The photograph at the related link below shows a male platypus's spur on its hind foot.
Where are the nostrils of a platypus?
A platypus's nostrils are positioned towards the end of its bill, not at the top. See the picture at the related link below.
Poisoned spike on male's ankle picture of Platypus?
You can see photos of the male platypus's venomous spur at the related link below.
Who is the spiny ant eater related to?
The spiny anteater or echidna is most closely related to the platypus.
What animals are related to the platypuse?
The echidnas are the only living relatives of the platypus.
Can you see a picture of a platypus?
There is very little available out there that speaks to the anatomy of a platypus. The related link below will show a general picture of the brain, as well as written material about the rest of the internal anatomy.
Why are platypus half beaver and half duck?
Neither. A platypus is totally different from either - it lays eggs and has a bill that does not actually even resemble the bill of a duck, as it has completely different functions. The platypus is an egg-laying mammal, or monotreme, in the same family as e echidna. it is not related to the beaver, which is a placental mammal; nor is it related to the duck, which is not a mammal at all, but a bird.
What monotreme is from Australia?
Australia has two monotremes, the echidna which somewhat resembles a porcupine but is not related, and the platypus.
