
What are predators of the platypus? - Answers
2023年10月8日 · Lower platypus numbers in far northern Australia are possibly due to predation by crocodiles. On occasion, large freshwater eels (which may be twice the length of a …
What is the plural of platypus? - Answers
2022年4月28日 · That would be the plural using Greek rules: both platypus and octopus are from Greek, and do not (as is commonly assumed) use the Latin plurals platypi and octopi.The …
How much food does the platypus eat? - Answers
2023年10月8日 · The platypus most of its time searching for food as it must eat the equivalent of its own weight daily to meet its own energy needs. So, for an average 1kg platypus, that …
What level consumer is a platypus? - Answers
2023年10月8日 · A platypus is a secondary consumer because secondary consumers are animals that eat primary consumers; although platypuses do not eat fish, they do eat other primary …
Is it the male or female platypus that has poison claws?
2022年11月15日 · The male platypus has a venomous spur, not "poisonous claw", on each of its hind legs. Young females also have the spur, but it is not venomous and they lose it by about …
Does a platypus nurse its young? - Answers
2023年10月8日 · Yes; platypus young feed on mothers' milk which is secreted via glands through the platypus's fur, rather than teats. It then runs into grooves on the mother's abdomen, and …
Is it legal to own a platypus in the U.S? - Answers
2024年12月8日 · It is not legal to own a platypus anywhere. Specially licensed animal sanctuaries are permitted to keep and breed platypuses, but the creatures require a very specialised, …
Why is Perry the Platypus blue? - Answers
2023年8月31日 · perry is not blue....he is actually green.. actually platypus's are extinct now. the show Phineas and ferb was aired on tv for the first time in 1999 to create awareness about the …
What is the binomial name for the platypus? - Answers
2023年10月8日 · The common, and correct, name is platypus.This creature is not actually called a "duck-billed platypus" at all - that is a misnomer. The scientific name of the platypus is …
Is platypus a viviparous or oviparous? - Answers
The platypus IS oviparous. Along with the echidna, it is an egg-laying mammal. Any egg-laying animal is oviparous rather than viviparous, which means giving birth to young outside of the body.