Would a Platypus Make a Good Pet?
Platypus Are Difficult and Expensive Animals to Keep in Captivity, Even for Major Zoos and Research Institutions. .. . Sensibly, Platypus Cannot Be Legally...
Platypus are difficult and expensive animals to keep in captivity, even for major zoos and research institutions. ... Sensibly, platypus cannot be legally kept as pets in Australia, nor are there currently any legal options for exporting them overseas.
Can you keep a platypus as a pet?
According to its website, Healesville was the first sanctuary to breed platypus in captivity starting in the 1940s with the birth of a platypus named Connie. Today, visitors can pet and feed the aquatic animals. ... The platypus is endemic to eastern Australian.
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Can a platypus kill a human?
The duck-billed platypus is another venom-producing mammal, but doesn't get much attention because you probably won't ever see one. These cuties found here have venom that can be lethal, but there are no recorded cases of them killing humans.
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