What On Earth is a Platypus? | SciShow Kids

The video introduces the platypus, a unique mammal with features of both birds and mammals. It explains why platypuses are considered mammals, their habitat in Australia, and their adaptations for swimming and feeding. The video also covers their reproduction, venomous nature, and classification as monotremes, a group of egg-laying mammals.

What makes the platypus a unique mammal?

• It has scales and breathes underwater.

• It is warm-blooded and gives birth to live young.

• It has a beak and webbed feet.

• It has feathers and lays eggs.

Why are platypuses considered weird and wonderful?

• They can talk like humans.

• They are the largest mammals.

• They have a mix of bird and mammal features.

• They can live in space.

Where do platypuses primarily find their food?

• In the desert.

• In streams and rivers.

• On the forest floor.

• In the treetops.

How do platypuses manage to chew their food without teeth?

• They use their claws to break it down.

• They use flat hard parts inside their beak.

• They swallow it whole.

• They grind it with their webbed feet.

What is a baby platypus called?

• Pup

• Cub

• Kitten

• Puggle

What special feature do male platypuses have?

• They can fly.

• They have a loud roar.

• They can change color.

• They have venomous spurs.

What group of mammals do platypuses belong to?

• Rodents

• Marsupials

• Monotremes

• Primates