Yes. platypuses do not actually live in the water: they hunt for food in it, and it is vital to their survival. Platypuses are air-breathing mammals which dig burrows in the riverbanks and creekbanks in which to live. they only spend their nights hunting in the water for food.
No; but the platypus does dive into water.
a platypus is a freshwater animal
A platypus can roll in the water if it chooses, but it is unlikely that it could roll on land.
On a daily basis, a platypus swims and hunts for food in the water.
Since a platypus lives in freshwater creeks, rivers and billabongs, it most likely drinks water from these sources.
No. There is only one species of platypus, and it lives only near fresh water.
water and frog
water and frog
water and frog
No. The platypus is adapted for finding food in the water, not on land. The sensitive electroreceptors in its bill work underwater, not in the air.
It is not an insect. Platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal (it finds its food in water but it lives on land) found in Eastern Australia.Specifically, the platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal.
They swim alot