Because of its the only mammal that lays eggs, scientists believed. It was man made.
Yes. The platypus is certainly one of Australia's native animals.
Platypus do not migrate. They are solitary animals which stay in one area, as long as food and water is plentiful.
There is only one species of platypus, and that is "Ornithorhynchus anatinus".
It lays eggs while other animals give birth.
When I hear about weird animals, the first that comes to mind is the platypus.
It's a mammal, one of the five species of monotremes.
Oviparous animals lay eggs. This includes all birds, most species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and arachnids and also monotremes, which are egg laying mammals (platypus and echidna).
The platypus is unique, and the only one in its genus. However, it belongs to a small subclass of mammals known as monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. The only other animals in this group are the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
The Platypus is one of only a few species in the order monotrema, or egg-laying mammals. They are separate from placental mammals and marsupials.There is no scientific definition of the term "breed" but it is generally used to refer to a group of animals with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. The platypus has only one species (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and is the single remaining representative of its taxonomical family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record. Since a breed is a subdivision within a species and the platypus is its own species, the term "breed" does not apply to the platypus. For that matter, since breeds are usually defined in terms of domesticated animals and the platypus is not domesticated, there is yet another reason to assert that applying the term "breed" to the platypus is incorrect. There are no breeds within the platypus species.
Australia's Duckbill Platypus and their Spiny Echidna are the only one's that come to mind
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
The platypus belongs to the family Ornithorhynchidae, which includes only one other species: the echidna. Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, share similar characteristics with platypuses such as laying eggs and having a unique combination of mammalian and reptilian features.