ABOUT THE PLATYPUS THE VEnomous Duck-billed Mammal
Platypus is an animal that has the scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus. and comes from the family Ornithorhynchidae.
Usually the size of the male platypus is larger than the female platypus. is the maximum length from tail to head of approximately 51 cm and a weight of approximately 1 to almost 2 kg.
Then, for its physical characteristics, the Platypus has brown fur with a long black beak like a duck, besides that its four legs have membranes and claws used for swimming.
In its own habitat, the platypus is found near fresh water, such as rivers, swamps, and lakes.
the platypus is a semi-aquatic animal that likes to spend a lot of its life swimming in water.
This animal is a nocturnal animal actively looking for food at night. These animals eat animals that are at the bottom of the water such as worms, shrimp, crabs, and small fish.
The platypus is classified as a mammal or does it actually lay eggs?
Yup, interesting question. Platypus animals are classified as mammals even though they breed by laying eggs.
Mammal is taken from the Latin "mamma" which means breast. Animals having mammary glands are included in the class mammal. Although the Platypus is the most bizarre animal species on its own. is the most egg-laying semi-aquatic mammal.
The unique fact is that the adult platypus egg-laying mammal does not have teeth or a stomach.
In order for its food to be digested into the intestines, the Platypus will swallow its food together with small stones, so that the food can be crushed with the help of the stones it swallows.
The beak of the Platypus has an electroreceptor or mechanoreceptor ability half.
the beak detects the flow of electricity and detects motion. the platypus detects movement on the riverbed looking for food in murky water without having to see and smell food.
Platypus is a venomous mammal. The poison is usually found in the spurs of the feet. Only the male platypus has venom, and the female platypus does not have venom.
Venomous spurs are used by the male Platypus to fight or injure his opponent. The platypus is venomous and painful, but its venom is usually harmless or non-lethal when exposed to humans. The poison usually causes swelling or is very painful for some time.
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