Where they were first spotted.
Platypus were first spotted in South-East Australia around the coast of rivers and
lakes. One of the platypuses ancestors went back to the dinosaur period,
that was found on the coast of Australia. The scientific name for a platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
lakes. One of the platypuses ancestors went back to the dinosaur period,
that was found on the coast of Australia. The scientific name for a platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Platypuses and their bodies & lives.
The animal is best described as a hodgepodge of more familiar species
the duck (bill and webbed feet), beaver (tail), and otter (body and
fur). Males are also venomous. They have sharp stingers on the heels of their
rear feet and can use them to deliver a strong toxic blow. These Australian animals are bottom feeders. Females seal themselves inside one of the burrow's chambers to lay their eggs. A mother typically produces one or two eggs and keeps them warm by holding them between her body and her tail. The eggs hatch in about ten days, but platypus infants are the size of lima beans and totally helpless. Females nurse their
young for three to four months until the babies can swim on their own.
the duck (bill and webbed feet), beaver (tail), and otter (body and
fur). Males are also venomous. They have sharp stingers on the heels of their
rear feet and can use them to deliver a strong toxic blow. These Australian animals are bottom feeders. Females seal themselves inside one of the burrow's chambers to lay their eggs. A mother typically produces one or two eggs and keeps them warm by holding them between her body and her tail. The eggs hatch in about ten days, but platypus infants are the size of lima beans and totally helpless. Females nurse their
young for three to four months until the babies can swim on their own.
FUN FACTS!
- They are mammals
- Their carnivores
- The size of platypuses head & body, 15 in for the head and their tails are 5 in.
- Their weight is 3lbs.
Our prediction is that 200,000 years from now platypuses will walk on land more, and they will be able to have babies insted of eggs. Also, in Aulstralia the climate will change and the land so that they will be able to