Do Platypuses Sweat Milk?

💡 The Answer

• Platypuses are unique mammals that lack teats, so they secrete milk through specialized skin pores.
• This milk pools on the mother's abdomen, appearing much like sweat to an observer.
• Because they are aquatic mammals, platypuses do not actually produce regular sweat for cooling.
• The young lap the milk directly off the mother's skin to receive their necessary nutrition.