Does a platypus lay eggs or have live babies?

Does a platypus lay eggs or have live babies?

The platypus is a monotreme–a group where the females produce offspring by laying eggs. Giving birth this way is extremely unusual among living mammals–but normal for most other animals.

Is laying an egg considered giving birth?

Viviparous animals, like humans, develop young inside the parent and give live birth. Oviparous animals, like birds, lay eggs and the young develop inside the eggs before hatching. Many of the animals we’re most familiar with are vertebrates, meaning they have a back bone.

Do any turtles give live birth?

A. Turtles, like birds and crocodilians, lay eggs with a shell. Most, but not all, snakes and lizards also lay eggs; some species give live birth. Smaller species, such as mud turtles, painted turtles, and spotted turtles, lay eggs that can be twice as long as they are wide.

Which animal gives birth from the mouth?

The gastric-brooding frog is the only known frog to give birth through its mouth.

Do platypuses lay eggs or give live birth?

Baby platypuses Most mammals give birth to live young. Platypuses, however, lay eggs. They are a species of primitive mammals called monotremes.

What do you call a baby platypus?

During mating season, the testes become about 1% of the male’s mass. There is no official name for male, female or baby platypuses. However, some people call baby platypuses puggles or platypups. Puggles or platypups are born with teeth, which soon fall out (and adults do not have teeth).

What is the life cycle of a platypus?

Despite their abundance, little is known about the life cycle of the platypus in the wild, and few of them have been kept successfully in captivity. The sexes avoid each other except to mate, and they do not mate until they are at least four years old.

What does a platypus eat in Australia?

Platypus. The platypus is common in waterways of eastern Australia, where it generally feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates but also takes an occasional frog, fish, or insect at the water’s surface. This shy creature forages most actively from dusk to dawn, sheltering during the day in burrows dug into stream banks.