Are duck-billed platypus deadly?
The male duck-billed platypus has sharp spurs on its ankles which are poisonous. The poison can kill small animals and apparently cause a lot of pain in humans, but is not deadly to people. I wouldn't want to find out! ChaCha!
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Does a platypus live in salt water?
The Platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Aust...
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What is the population of platypus?
Based on recent studies, the average platypus population is o...
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The platypus is found in all freshwater creeks, rivers, and l...
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How long does a platypus live?
Platypus have been recorded to live to at least 16 years in t...
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The platypus is a mammal found in Australia. Fossils show it ...
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What characteristics do duckbill platypus have?
The bills a. They have a thick beaver like tail containing fa...
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Does a platypus live in salt water?
The Platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Aust...
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What is the population of platypus?
Based on recent studies, the average platypus population is o...
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The platypus is found in all freshwater creeks, rivers, and l...
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How long does a platypus live?
Platypus have been recorded to live to at least 16 years in t...
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Is it the male or female platypus poisonous?
While both male and female Platypuses are born with ankle spu...
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No, the Platypus is not a marsupial because it does not have ...
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Yes, Platypuses are omnivores. Their diet includes shrimps, l...
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A platypus poops the same way as other animals. Peace, love, ...
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The Duckbill Platypus is classified as a mammal and is one of...
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How do you make a platypus noise?
A platypus makes a sort of hooting or cooing sound. If you've...
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Only the male Platypus has spurs which produce a cocktail of ...
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Platypuses commonly live in the rivers, streams and lakes of ...
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What part of the world is a platypus indigenous to?
Platypuses are indigenous to freshwater rivers and lakes in e...
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How big is a full grown platypus?
A full grown platypus is 20 inches long from head to tip of t...
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How many platypus's are left in the world?
The world population of platypi is unknown, but somewhere in ...
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The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mam...
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Platypuses commonly live in the rivers, streams and lakes of ...
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What animal has webbed feet lays eggs but isn't a platypus?
Penguins. The legs and webbed feet of a penguin are set far b...
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How tall is the average platypus?
The total length on average of male platypus is 500mm in a ra...
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How do you make a platypus noise?
A platypus makes a sort of hooting or cooing sound. If you've...
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How big is a full grown platypus?
A full grown platypus is 20 inches long from head to tip of t...
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The duck-billed platypus lives in rivers on the eastern side ...
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The platypus can only be found on the eastern coast of Austra...
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Has anyone ever ate a platypus?
Australian Aborigines were once known to eat Platypus, but as...
About Platypus
The platypus is found 'down under' in Australia and Tasmania. It is one of the five species of montremes, mammals who lay eggs. Platypuses eat meat and are an endangered species.
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