The Duckbilled Platypus 0 By Hayden Manor Animal

The Duck-billed Platypus . 0 By: Hayden Manor

Animal Facts Description The Platypus is brown but its bill is gray. It is about 16 to 22 inches including tail about 5 to 4 inches. It weights about 5 pounds. It has thick brown fur. The male Platypus has hollow spurs behind each ankle. The spurs are connected to poison glands. Diet A Platypus is a carnivore because it eats insects, shrimp tadpoles, fish eggs, frogs and small fish. The Platypus does not have teeth. They chew gravel to break down their food. A pic showing your animal. Movement The Platypus has webbed feet and a broad flat tail so it can swim. The Platypus has claws on its front feet and hind legs. The webs can be extended beyond the claws. The Platypus folds these webs against the palms when walking on land or digging.

Habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. The Platypus lives in burrows that they dig on the banks of streams. The burrows are in Australia and they are about 85 feet long. It adapts by having webbed feet and being able to swim.

Life Cycle The platypus is born in a egg it takes 8 to 12 weeks to hatch. There are 1 to 3 eggs. When it does hatch it has no fur it is 2. 5 centimeters. They stay with there mom for 4 or 5 mouths. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. The Platypus is brown and there bill is gray. But the male Platypus has hollow spurs behind each ankle and they are connected to poison glands. They live in the wild for about 12 years.

Animal Interactions The Platypus uses its spurs for defense. Its predators are snakes, water rats, hawks, eagles and some times crocodiles. The Platypus has a lot of predators including the hawk. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself A Platypus uses its spurs for defense. When it is finding a mate a male Platypus and it does not like that mate it will get its spurs all big and that will tell the mate it does not like them.

Interesting Facts Under Water A pic to accompany fact #2 Death They can stay under water for 30 seconds. A Platypus spurs can kill a dog. Feeling They can not see or hear that well but there bill can help by feeling. A pic to accompany fact #1 A pic to accompany fact #3