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How often do platypuses have babies?
Platypuses reproduce once a year.
Do male platypuses stay with the female platypus?
No. Male platypuses do not stay with the female. After mating, the male has little more to do with the female.
Do male platypuses have darker fur than females?
No. Male platypuses do not have darker fur than females.
Is a platypus poisonous and does it eat its babies uncooked?
Platypuses are not poisonous, as for anything to be "poisonous" it must be ingested. Adult male platypuses have a venomous spur on their hind ankle through which they deliver a powerful, agonising venom. Platypuses never engage in cannibalistic behaviour. They feed on invertebrates on the floor of the creeks and rivers in which they hunt for food.
Do adults platypus leave or stay with babies?
Adult platypuses do not stay with their young after they are born. Female platypuses care for their eggs by incubating them in a burrow and nursing the hatchlings for a short period. Once the young are weaned, they become independent and leave the burrow to fend for themselves. Male platypuses do not participate in parenting duties at all.
Do platypuses have babies or eggs?
Despite being mammals, platypuses lay eggs. They are monotremes, that is, egg-laying mammals.
Where do platypuses go to get food to feed their babies?
Platypuses find food on the bottom of freshwater riverbeds and creek beds.
Are male platypuses venomous?
Yes. Male platypuses have a hollow spur behind their rear ankle which is attached to a venom gland in the platypus's thigh. The female is not venomous.
Do Platypuses live with other Platypuses?
Generally, no, platypuses do not live together. They are usually solitary animals. The female and babies may live as a family group until the next breeding season.
Do male platypuses have poisonous talons?
Not exactly. Male platypuses have a hollow spur behind their rear ankle which is attached to a venom gland in the platypus's thigh. This spur is not a talon or claw.
How many babies do platypuses usually have?
Platypuses breed just once a year. Each breeding season they lay between one and three eggs.
Does the adult platypus look after their babies?
Yes. Mother platypuses look after the young platypuses, nursing them until they are independent. Even then, the platypuses may stay with their mother until they are ready to reproduce, at about two years of age. The male platypus has no part in raising the young.
