Platypus – The Facts – What do you know? Test your knowledge of these incredible mix and match creatures with this quick quiz.
(Get more details about the duck billed platypus here: 12 Duck-Billed Platypus Facts – Animal Facts)
True or False?
1. When scientists were first presented with a dead platypus they were so puzzled by its appearance they decided it must be a fake animal.
True
False
2. The male platypus has venom strong enough to kill a small dog.
True
False
True
False
4. Female platypuses lay eggs and do not produce milk or nurse their young.
True
False
5. The platypus searches for food with its eyes, ears and nose closed.
True
False
6. Playpus use electricity to find their prey.
True
False
7. Platypuses have webbed feet that they can’t walk on.
True
False
True
False
9. The platypus has to eat 20% to 30% of its own weight each day in order to survive.
True
False
10. Platypus live wild only in New Zealand.
True
False
Answers to the Platypus Quiz:
1. True.
2. True.
3. False. The platypus is a mammal.
4. False. Female platypuses lay eggs and also produce milk and nurse their young.
5. True.
6. True.
7. True. They walk on their knuckles instead.
8. True.
9. True.
10. False. Platypus live wild only in Australia.