Publisher. A+E Networks. In Tokyo, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S. government, signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan.
A platypus is often called a queer animal because of its  appearance. The platypus looks a little like an otter with the bill  of a duck and webbed feet, so it's a mixture o â¦ f different animals  traits, seemingly. platypus is often called a queer animal because of its  appearance. The platypus looks a little like an otter with the bill  of a duck and webbed feet, so it's a mixture o â¦ f different animals  traits, seemingly.
A young platypus is simply called a platypus. There is no officially recognised term, although platypup is, rightly or wrongly, becoming more common.The term 'puggle' is often used for a young platypus just as it is for a young echidna.It is not technically correct to use it, as there is no official name for a baby platypus. Puggle has reportedly been used in Australian bush lore as a name for baby echidnas for many decades.he milk en â¦ ds up on the mother's fur, and it from this that the young platypus feeds. The milk still contains all the nutrients required for the young platypus, as it a couple of months before the baby is ready to hunt for food on the bottom of the river.