Is platypus viviparous or oviparous?
Platypus is an unfully evolved mammal with very few species. among the same genus, platypus is the only animal and one of the lowest mammals. It appeared 25 million years ago and still lives in Australia. Because of its small number and small distribution, no subspecies have been found yet. Let's take a look at whether the platypus is viviparous or egg-laying.
Is the platypus viviparous or egg-laying?
The platypus lays eggs. Platypus is a mammal, although the mother also secretes milk to feed the young to grow, but is not born but eggs, that is, laid eggs by the mother, like birds, hatched by the temperature of the mother. Because platypus can lay eggs like reptiles or birds, and after hatching, they can feed their young with milk like mammals, which violates scientists' existing distinction between mammals and non-mammals. After much controversy and research, scientists finally come to the conclusion that this strange creature belongs to the "monotremes" family, that is, "egg-laying mammals". This animal represents a part of the evolution from reptile to mammal.
Is the platypus a mammal?
The platypus is a mammal. The platypus is an underevolved mammal with neither pouches nor nipples. Bundles of mammary glands open directly into the abdominal breast area, and the cubs feed on the milk with a retractable tongue for about five months of lactation. Rely on breastfeeding for 4 months before you can go out to find food on your own. If you are more than 2 years old, you will be considered an adult, and your life expectancy is generally 10-15 years.
Does the platypus protect animals?
Platypus included in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2012 Red list of Endangered species ver 3.1 Mel-non-endangered, after hundreds of millions of years, neither extinction nor much evolution, has always been hovering in the "transition stage", full of mystery. This animal, which is only native to Australia in the world, was once in danger of extinction due to the pursuit of specimens and precious furs and years of overfishing. Because of its particularity and rarity, it has been listed as an international animal protection, and the Australian government has formulated protection laws and regulations.
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