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- Habitat: Burrows in banks of water, lakes, rivers, mountain streamsAnimal Diversity Web: Platypus
- Diet: CarnivorousNational Geographic: Platypus
- Eats freshwater shrimp, bivalve mollusks, insect larvae, frogs and fish eggsThe Big Zoo: Platypus
- Has an electro-sensitive bill to locate foodGenevaschools: Duckbilled Platypus
- Size: 15 inches (head and body), 5 inches (tail)National Geographic: Platypus
- Weight: 3 lbsNational Geographic: Platypus
- Life span: Up to 12 years in the wildAnimal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus
- One of three species of monotremes (egg-laying mammals)Animal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus
- Average gestation: 17 daysAnimal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus
- Predators: Hawks, eagles, owls, crocodiles, water-rats, pythons, goannas, foxesTheBigZoo: Duck-Billed Platypus
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The platypus, or duck-billed platypus, is a mammal found in rivers and streams of Australia and Tasmania.Animal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus Because of its unusual physical appearance, the earliest scientists believed the platypus was just a joke, myth or a hoax.National Geographic: Platypus
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Physical Description
The platypus has the webbed feet and bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, and body and fur of an otter.National Geographic: Platypus A platypus has mostly medium to dark brown fur, with some brown to gray fur on its ventral side.Animal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus Males tend to be larger than females.Animal Diversity Web: Duck-Billed Platypus The males are also poisonous and have sharp stingers on their heels.National Geographic: Platypus Females lay eggs and without the presence of nipples, secrete milk from glands on their sides.TheBigZoo: Duck-Billed Platypus -
Behavior
The platypus is a solitary animal. Males are very shy but can be very aggressive during mating season.TheBigZoo: Duck-Billed PlatypusWhen hunting, the platypus will swim under water using its tail to navigate and its front webbed feet for paddling.National Geographic: Platypus
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What is the collective noun for a group of platypus 1 AnswerPlatypus are fundamentally solitary in their habits. Hence, there isn't a collective noun for a group of platypus. read more -
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