Oct 8, 2023 · The platypus most of its time searching for food as it must eat about 20% of its own weight in food each day, while a lactating female must eat the equivalent of its own weight …

Oct 9, 2023 · The platypus's tail is used as a rudder, for steering when it is swimming, but it also stores fat. A thicker tail is the sign of a healthier platypus.

Oct 6, 2023 · Platypuses, especially small ones, can be eaten by a variety of predators including spotted-tailed quoll, dingo, feral cat, goannas, water rats, owls and pythons. The platypus is …

Oct 8, 2023 · What animals feeds its young duck platypus frog tiger? Both the platypus and tiger are mammals and nurse their young. The platypus, however, also hatches its young from eggs …

Oct 8, 2023 · The platypus is quite unique and is not closely related to any other animal. It belongs to the order monotremata, as does the echidna (sometimes known as the spiny …

Oct 9, 2023 · The platypus and echidna are both found in Australia, and they are both egg-laying mammals. Some may consider that the platypus has a bill like a duck, but the term "duck …

Oct 8, 2023 · The platypus is a monotreme, and of the order monotremata.Together with the short-beaked and long-beaked echidna, the platypus is one of the few egg-laying mammals in …

Oct 8, 2023 · The reason the platypus may be mistaken for a bird is that it is one of only three species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. It is a mammal because it has fur, and …

Nov 15, 2022 · The male platypus has a venomous spur, not "poisonous claw", on each of its hind legs. Young females also have the spur, but it is not venomous and they lose it by about the …

Sep 5, 2025 · The platypus has a tail similar to a beaver's because both serve important functions in their respective environments. The platypus's flat, paddle-like tail aids in swimming and …