No. Platypuses do not walk particularly fast on land.
Platypuses do not walk particularly fast; neither do they swim very fast.
Platypuses mate on land, not in the water.
Platypuses breed on land. They only hunt for food in the water.
Platypuses breed on land. They do not mate in the water.
Yes - platypuses live on land. They only hunt in water. Platypuses dig burrows in the riverbank or creek bank near which they do their hunting.
Platypuses do not eat land food. They feed entirely off crustaceans and small water creatures.
Yes it can run just not fast.
Platypuses are indeed semi-aquatic. Platypuses live and shelter in burrows dug into dry land, but they need to hunt for their food in freshwater creeks and rivers. Platypuses cannot breathe underwater.
Yes, platypuses do have eyes, and they use them whenever they are on land. Platypuses close their eyes when they dive and hunt underwater for food. They do not need to see underwater, as they use the electroreceptors in their bills to detect living organisms underwater.
Platypuses sleep in burrows that are accessible from the banks of the creeks that they live near and in. These burrows can be from about 20 to 100 feet in length.
Yes and no. Platypuses are semi-aquatic. They are land animals, as they live in dry burrows above the waterline of creeks and rivers. However, platypuses are completely dependent upon the water for their food. They make hundreds of dives daily, in order to find the freshwater crustaceans and annelid worms they need to eat.
Yes. Platypuses spend equal amounts of time on land and in water. Platypuses have four legs which they use to walk. Although they have webbed feet, the webbing is retractable, so it does not impede them from walking when they are on land. They live on land, but they hunt n water, so they are well adapted for life both on land and in water.