Decoded Platypus Genome Spells Out 'Hybrid'

Mammels

I'm sorry Rick of R.I. All Mammels on our planet are warm Blooded. Insects , Reptiles and worms may be cold blooded. But your statement about warm blooded animals being rare is false. Every animal that nurse thier young including Marsupials are warm blooded. So as for warm bloodedness being rare to the animal kingdom that statement is false. Insects and reptiles are not considered animals in the mammillian respect. There for, they are not truly animal. They are Insect and reptile respectivly. Warm blooded creatures make up the mammilian world. Cold blooded creatures need the warmth of the sun or something else that is warm to raise thier body temp. That is why snakes or other reptiles bask in the sun or as anyone whom has ever been to warmer climates will notice snakes or turtles will crawl onto warm roads or hot hard ground, or a log jutting from the water to raise thier body temp. Fish are also mistakenly called part of the animal kingdom, but they are not animals. They are fish. However, Whales and Dolphins are animals, ( Mammels ). I hope that this was helpful to you.

jerrydday of NJ @ Aug 04, 2009 14:41:09 PM

A platypus is NOT cold blooded

Anyone who says so is wrong. It's a mammal, and mammals are warm-blooded.

A platypus was once thought to be a hoax, until one was captured alive. It is a strange creature, to be sure. It has a duck bill, poisonous claws, and lays eggs. It's warm blooded. A very strange creature, indeed.

Some of the strangest creatures in the world are in Austraila and Tasmania. Koala (Sometimes called a Koala bear) isn't a bear, it's a marsupial (Like a Kangaroo). Tasmanian Devils are vicious creatures. And yet, the world would be incomplete without these creatures. Then again, it's not complete without the dinosaurs. So, this world is strange.

Platypus Mann of MN @ Jun 17, 2009 12:21:33 PM

Cold blooded - Not.

I just confirmed that platypodes are warm-blooded as are all mammals.

Rick of RI @ May 29, 2009 16:29:17 PM

Not the only cold blooded animal.

I don't understand the comment by dili. Most animals are cold-blooded. Every reptile, every fish, every worm, every insect. In fact, warm-bloodedness is rare in the animal kingdom.

Rick of RI @ May 29, 2009 16:25:07 PM

platypus is a very interesting mammel, it is said to be the only coldblooded animal alive

dili of MS @ Dec 09, 2008 19:15:24 PM

I'm with HBBW of TX

I, too, think that 'hybrid' doesn't fit here. A hybrid is the result of two genetically dissimilar lines combining. The platypus is actually just an early divergence from the mammalian evolutionary line. No two strange, different lines combining to create it -- mammals and reptiles did not cross-breed -- simply an organism going off in its own developmental direction and keeping more reptilian characteristics than later mammals did.

Chimera of AL @ Sep 30, 2008 19:37:53 PM

It's a hybrid

It's a hybrid, because it combines reptilian and mammalian features.

Compton of FL @ Sep 18, 2008 02:07:50 AM

I don't get it

After reading your article I am asking myself (and now you) the question - "How does what you say make it a hybrid?" The information is interesting but your title doesn't make sense.

JBBW of TX @ Jul 25, 2008 18:10:34 PM