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A platypus is quite unique. It shares numerous characteristics with other mammals, such as the fact that it feeds its young on mothers' milk, it has fur, a four chambered heart, and breathes using lungs.
It is closest in reproductive anatomy to the echidna, the only other egg-laying mammal. Like some of the marsupials of Australia, it stores fat in its tail. No other mammal, however, has the sense of electroreception as the platypus has in its bill.
No other animal is similar to the platypus.
- Only one other animal, the echidna, is an egg-laying mammal.
- Few other mammals are venomous.
- No other mammal has a bill equipped with electroreceptors that detect electrical impulses from invertebrates under water.
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What are the three animals a platypus resembles?
The platypus is completely unique, and does not resemble any other living animal.
Does the young of the platypus resemble the adult?
yes
What is a platypus shy of?
The platypus is shy of most other creatures larger than itself. Sudden sounds will make it scurry for cover, and it is rarely seen in the wild by humans.
How is a platypus classified as an eater?
The platypus is classified as a carnivore. The reason for this is because they eat insects, worms, freshwater shrimp, and other small meaty creatures that dwell along the freshwater riverbeds.
What kind of beak does the platypus use?
The platypus does not have a beak. It has a bill.The platypus's bill is covered with thousands of tiny electroreceptor cells, which enable it to detect the electrical impulses of tiny water-dwelling creatures. Once detected, the platypus then uses its bill to shovel the mud and get to the creatures, which form its main food source.
Are cryptids mythical creatures?
Yes, cryptids are mythical creatures or real creatures that mythical creatures might have originated from. Several known animals were once considered mythical, such as the giant squid and the platypus. Other cryptids are based on supernatural beliefs and likely do not exist at all.
How do you stop a platypus from charging?
Platypuses do not charge. They are shy and elusive creatures.
What does a platypus mostly do?
A platypus spends most of its time finding food. The platypus has to eat the equivalent of its own weight daily, and its weight averages from 800 grams (for females) to around 2kg for males. This means the platypus has to find anough yabbies, crustaceans, insect larvae and other tiny creatures to meet this weight every day.
Is the platypus population going down?
No. Although they are sensitive creatures, the platypus population today is estimated to be about the same as it was when Europeans first settled in Australia.
How does a platypus behave with other animals?
Platypuses are shy creatures which do not readily interact with other animals.
How do you describe a platypus's head?
The platypus has a dark brown head with two small eyes. It is unusual because its mouth is a bill. Although many believe the platypus's bill to resemble a duck's bill, it is in fact quite different. The platypus's bill is broader and flatter than a duck's bill.
Do people in Australia know about the platypus?
Of course. School children have more understanding of a platypus than they do of creatures such as otters and beavers, which are so familiar to Americans.
