Platypus Quiz 🧠

📚 What you learned about platypuses

1. On which continent do wild platypuses live?✅ AustraliaPlatypuses are found in the rivers and streams of eastern Australia.
2. What makes the platypus very unusual for a mammal?✅ It lays eggsThe platypus is one of only a few mammals on Earth that lay eggs.
3. How does a platypus find food underwater?✅ By sensing tiny electric signals with its billIts rubbery bill senses the tiny electric signals made by wiggling prey.
4. What does a platypus mostly eat?✅ Insect larvae, shrimp, and wormsPlatypuses are carnivores that eat insect larvae, shrimp, and worms.
5. What surprising body part do male platypuses have?✅ A venomous spur on each back ankleMale platypuses have a venomous spur on each of their back ankles.
6. What does the platypus do with its eyes while hunting?✅ Keeps them closedA platypus hunts with its eyes, ears, and nose shut, sensing prey instead.
7. What is the platypus's conservation status?✅ Near ThreatenedThe platypus is listed as Near Threatened, so it needs our care.
8. What surprising thing does platypus fur do under UV light?✅ Glows blue-greenPlatypus fur glows blue-green under ultraviolet (UV) light.

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