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A platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal, so it is well equipped for swimming. It has webbed feet on which the webbed membranes can retract so it can use its sharp claws to dig burrows in river banks.
A platypus feeds on water creatures, so is adept at swimming and diving. While it cannot breathe underwater, it can hold its breath for an average of 1-2 minutes, making hundreds of dives every day to find enough food to meet its own bodyweight. When lying motionlessly to escape the attention of predators, it can remain underwater for up to eight minutes,
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoPlatypuses 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.
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∙ 12y agoYes. There is nothing, physiologically or structurally, to prevent a platypus from walking backwards.
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∙ 11y agoEchidnas can walk backwards, but they are more inclined to walk forwards.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Platypuses walk on four feet, and they swim using all four legs.
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∙ 15y agoSure, no problem.
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∙ 13y agoyes it can walk backwards!
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What do penguins do that platypus can't?
penguins swim and platypus's don't
How does a platypus travel?
The platypus walks with a "waddling" movement.
How do platypuses swim with a beaver tail?
They don't. Platypuses swim with a platypus's tail. The beaver's tail is broader and flatter than a platypus's, and covered with special scales. The platypus's tail is covered with dense fur.
What is the shape of the platypus?
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
How does platypus fur adapt to the water?
They swim alot
What does the platypus use its webbed feet and tail for?
to swim and
What is the shape of a platypus's body?
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
Does a baby platypus know how how to swim when it is born?
No. When a baby platypus hatches, it is the size of a bean, blind and completely helpless.
What do platypus use the web feet for?
to swim more efficiently
Does a mother platypus teach her young how to swim or find food?
It is instinctive for a young platypus to be able to swim when it gets old enough. However, the mother certainly teaches it how to find food.
Does a platypus have a streamlined body shape?
Yes. Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
Does a platypus walk or swim?
Both. The platypus has four legs. When on land, it walks. When in water, it swims. Its feet have retractable webbing between the toes. This means it can swim effectively, but it can also dig on land because the webbing retracts to expose the sharp claws.
