The platypus lays relatively large eggs for its size, measuring about 16 to 18 millimeters long. The eggs have a leathery shell, similar to those of reptiles, and usually, the female lays one to three eggs per clutch. These eggs are incubated by the mother in her burrow for around 10 days until they hatch. Despite their size, the baby platypuses hatch very small, blind, and helpless, relying on their mother’s milk for several months
