![]() ![]() ![]() In general, platypus live in freshwater and only live in one part of the world. The new mothers sweat the milk out, and baby platypuses drink the milk that has pooled in the grooves of mom’s skin, and they will also suck the milk out of hair that she has. ![]() Because of their uniqueness, they don’t have any nipples to feed their babies with. ![]() The babies are delicate and unable to swim well, so they stay with their mothers for protection for about 3 to 4 months.īaby platypus are unique because they can lay eggs like oviparous animals and produce milk for their young as mammals do. Baby platypuses are around the size of a nickel when they first hatch, and they weigh anywhere from 50 to 80 grams. When a baby platypus is born, it’s very tiny and fragile. Share this post on: FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Baby Platypus: 5 Puggle Pictures and 5 Facts.Platypus fur even glows under a UV blacklight! Up Next: By the time they are ready to leave the tunnel their mother dug for them at about four months old, they’ve grown a full coat of hair to protect their skin. This couldn’t be any more opposite of platypus babies considering they don’t have any hair at all when they hatch. It’s said that a platypus can be in the water for hours and yet have a completely dry coat of fur when they make it to land. #5: Baby Platypuses Are Born Hairless Platypus are born with no hair.īaby platypuses have hair made to keep their skin dry while spending most of their time in the water. The adult puggle platypus actually use gravel, or little rocks, that they scoop into their mouths to help them ‘chew’ their food up for them. It’s around this four-month mark that these babies lose all their teeth and never get them back. Like many other babies that have to hatch from an egg, they are born with what’s called egg teeth that help them break free of their shell prison.Īfter about four months of being cooped up in their nursery with mom, they’re finally able to emerge and take their very first swim. She lays her eggs there and then sleeps on top of them while they are busy incubating. #4: Baby Platypuses Are Born With A Set Of Temporary Teeth Platypus babies are born with a temporary set of teeth.įemale Platypuses dig a tunnel that will be used as a nursery for her young. Still, the main conclusion is that the puggles platypus has such a simplistic diet that evolution decided a stomach wasn’t necessary. Researchers have gone back and forth on the reasoning behind the absence of a stomach. Instead of the things they eat going down and collecting into their stomachs, it goes directly into their intestines. #3: Platypus Babies Don’t Have A Stomach Platypuses don’t have stomachs.ĭid you know that cows have four stomachs? Or that the beaked whale has up to 9? It’s crazy to think about animals having multiple stomachs when the baby platypus is born without one all. That discovery has led many to believe that venom is intended to help the males during the mating season. However, we’ve come to learn that around mating season, they produce even more venom than usual. Previously, it was widely thought that this was used as a defense against predators in the wild. Male platypuses have a ‘stinger’ on the back of the hind legs that secretes their venom. There are only six venomous mammals on the planet, and the male puggle platypus happens to be one. #2: Male Platypus Babies Are Venomous Male platypus puggles are among only six venomous mammals on Earth. Pair that with their webbed feet and you have the perfect formula for speedy swimming!īy the time puggles platypuses reach about five months in age, they can swim and find food resources all on their own. They have a tail like a beaver that they use to steer them around. They stay close to their mothers, who teach them everything they need to know to grow up and survive. The adult puggle platypus can swim up to two and a half miles per hour! Would you believe that when they’re born, puggles platypuses can’t swim at all? Even though it may seem they are born in the water, baby platypuses are born incredibly fragile and cannot swim on their own. #1: Platypus Puggles Can’t Swim Newborn platypuses cannot swim. Below are five pictures and interesting facts about the puggle platypus. In the future, it’s being debated whether or not this cute baby name may be changed to “platypup” (for the platypus at least).īut for now, we are happy for the puggle platypus to hold its title. ↓ Continue Reading To See This Amazing Videoĭid you know that platypuses were thought to be a joke when they were first discovered? People thought they were being tricked with two animals sewn together that’s how unique the platypus is! There are many things to learn about these one-of-a-kind creatures.įor example, did you know that a baby platypus is called a “puggle?” Another baby Australian mammal that has also been assigned this nickname is the echidna. ![]()
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