THE DUCK BILLED PLATYPUS PROFILE

THEIR COATS:

The duck billed platypus has a very special coat.

It is dark brown in color and it is very thick.

The thickness enables the platypus to swim in water

which zero degree Celsius.

THEIR CLAWS:

They use their claws to dig out their homes.

They also uses to pick up the fish , larva and the

insects they eat.The claws turn out when he walks

and retract when he takes pressure off his feet.

MALES:

The male platypus weighs 2 kg and is about 50 to 65 centimeters long.The important thing is that the male platypus has a little brown spur which contains poisonous venom. Which can kill a intruder or even a dog!

FEMALE:

The female platypus weighs 0.9 kg and 43 cm long. It also has spur but it falls off in the first year itself.The female platypus has extra shoulder bones for digging.The platypus lays about 3 eggs every year.

DIET:

It eats larva,fish ,shellfish and other insects.

WHERE DO THEY LIVE ?

They live in burrows along the river bank.The female platypus makes two burrows , one for regular use and the other one for hatching the babies.

By: Spandana Singh