Answer : A Platypus is lighter than a Porpoise
The average weight of a Porpoise is 53 kg, (117 lbs) and the average weight of a Platypus is 2 kg, (4 lbs)
Name | Name:Porpoise | Name:Platypus |
Weight | Weight:53 kg, (117 lbs) | Weight:2 kg, (4 lbs) |
| * Harbor Porpoise - ranges from 45 to 60kg | * Duck Billed Platypus - ranges from .7 to 2.4kg |
Height | Height:n/a | Height:16 cm, (6.3 in ) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:23 kph, (14 mph) | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):15 | Lifespan in Wild (years):6 |
Description | Description:Harbor Porpoise are among the smallest cetaceans in the ocean. It has small flippers and lives inshore, so is the best-studied of the cetaceans. Their loud puffing sounds make them easy to find. | Description:The duck billed platypus lives in Tasmania and eastern Australia. It is among the rare sort of mammals that lay eggs. It has otter-like feet, a duck-like bill, and a beaver-like tail. They locate prey by electric fields. Males have poisonous spikes that are very painful to humans. |
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