If a platypus is a mammal then why does it lay eggs?
It is a mammal because it fits every other criteria. warm blooded, lactating. and so on. Laying eggs is just its fluke.
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Yes, it is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia...
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The duck-billed platypus lives in rivers on the eastern side ...
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No, the Platypus is not a marsupial because it does not have ...
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What is the life span of a duck billed platypus?
A duck-billed platypus has a life span of 10 to 15 years. Cha...
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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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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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Yes, it is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia...
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The duck-billed platypus lives in rivers on the eastern side ...
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Yes, it is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia...
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What noise does a platypus make?
The platypus has a variety of vocalisations. When they are di...
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A Platypus spends an average of 12 hours every day searching ...
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When is the platypus mating season?
Male platypus are larger than the female. They reproduce by m...
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Yes the platypus is in fact a mammal. It is actually the only...
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The platypus can kill animals as large as a domestic dog or a...
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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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The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mam...
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Has anyone ever ate a platypus?
Australian Aborigines were once known to eat Platypus, but as...
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Can you show me an image of a platypus?
While I do not have the capability to send you pictures, a li...
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The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mam...
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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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The bill and feet of a platypus are black while the fur is us...
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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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The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mam...
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What is the plurl of platypus?
The plural form of platypus can be platypuses or platypi. Tha...
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What is a baby platypus called?
A baby platypus is called a puggle. The platypus belongs to a...
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What noise does a platypus make?
The platypus has a variety of vocalisations. When they are di...
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The bill and feet of a platypus are black while the fur is us...
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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