Interesting Facts About The Platypus | Zoological Facts About The Platypus.

Interesting Facts About The Platypus







Kingdom :-                    Animalia

Phylum :-                       Chordata

Class :-                          Mammalia

Order :-                          Monotremata

Family :-                        Ornithorhynchidae

Genus :-                        Ornithorhynchus

Species :-                      anatinus

Scientific name :-        Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Diet:-                              Carnivore

Lifespan:-                      23 years

Lives in:-                        Both water and land



Description about the Platypus  :-


          
              It is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal. Because it lives in both water & land and it lays eggs & feeds milk to its puggle (Baby platypus). So it's a very rare type of species in the world. The scientific name of platypus is Ornithorhynchus anatinus. And sometime it is also called as "duck-billed platypus". It is only surviving representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus).


Platypus


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                    The platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs rather than gives birth to a child. They have eyes, but despite this they do not use their eyes under water maximum time. Because they have electroreception (which works like a radar) capability, by which they can more easily know the objects and organisms around them. The platypus has an average body temperature of 32°C while that of other mammals has a body temperature of about 37°C.

                    The platypus are carnivorous but the sad news is that they have no teeth and they chew their food by the help of gravel bits. The weight of the platypus varies from 0.7kg to 2.4kg and males are larger than females. The length of males and females is about 20 inches & 17 inches. The platypus can live for about 23 years. They live in the small streams and rivers of Australia's "Australian Alps" & "Tasmania" and are also seen in some other places in Eastern Australia.







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