Oct 8, 2023 · Yes - a platypus needs claws with which to dig burrows in riverbanks. The claws are equipped with a membrane that retracts during digging, but spreads out between the platypus's toes when it swims ...

Oct 8, 2023 · The platypus is a mammal, sub class Prototheria.Like the echidna, it is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. This puts it in the order monotremata.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus ...

Oct 8, 2023 · 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 the young platypuses ...

Apr 28, 2022 · 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 correct English plural is ...

Oct 8, 2023 · 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 platypus) have been thought to ...

Mar 10, 2025 · A platypus has dark brown fur over most of its body, with a grey undercoat. Its belly is gold-coloured or silky grey. Its feet are dark brown to black, and its bill is a slate grey colour.

Dec 8, 2024 · The enclosure is required to be constructed, and proof of the sanctuary's ability to cater for the platypus's unique needs must be demonstrated before a licence is granted. Meredith Stracke ∙ Lvl 10

May 26, 2024 · The average life span of a platypus in the wild is around 12-17 years. However, they can live longer in captivity, up to 20 years. Various factors such as predation, habitat loss, and diseases can ...

Oct 8, 2023 · The platypus is a warm blooded, egg laying, semi aquatic, mammal which means they can generate their own body heat. Being a mammal (specifically, a monotreme), a platypus is warm blooded.

Oct 8, 2023 · An average platypus must eat about 20% of its own weight in food each day. A lactating mother platypus must eat the equivalent of its own weight daily to meet its own energy needs.