The eyes and ears are both located in a muscular groove that normally pinches shut when a platypus dives. The platypus has a streamlined body and a superficially duck-like bill. A long-term study near Melbourne found that 40% of adults were last captured when 3-5 years old, 36% when 6-8 years old and 24% when 9 or more years old. Life span: Up to 21 years in the wild (males and females).
Length of lactational period: 16-20 weeks (in captivity) Length of egg incubation period: 10-11 days Number of babies in a litter: 1-3 (most typically 2) Animals living in the colder/southern parts of the platypus’s range are generally larger than those found in the warmer/northern parts of its range.Īge when first mature: 2 years (males and females) Maximum recorded length = 0.6 metres.Īdult weight: Typical weight = 1.0-2.4 kilograms (males), 0.6-1.4 kilograms (females). In this section on platypus biology you can find information about:Īdult length: Typical total length = 0.5 metres (males), 0.4 metres (females).
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