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Platypuses do not actually live in water at all. They dig burrows alongside the banks of freshwater creeks or rivers, or in the banks of freshwater ponds and billabongs. They live alongside any freshwater water source which also contains its necessary food supply. While they do not live in water, they have to hunt for their food in water.
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Do platypuses live in streams?
Platypuses do not actually live in the water. Platypuses find all their food in freshwater creeks, rivers and ponds, and they burrow into riverbanks for shelter. Their burrows can be up to 30 metres (100 feet) in length, but they are dug above the waterline.
What water does a platypus drink?
Platypuses drink fresh water found in rivers, creeks and ponds.
Do platypuses live by lakes or rivers?
Yes. Platypuses dig burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers in Australia. They do not live in the water.
Do platypuses live in ponds?
Platypuses do not actually live in any waterholes or creeks. They dig burrows in the banks of freshwater rivers and creeks. They can be found alongside creeks or rivers with a slow rate of running water, as well as in still freshwater ponds, dams, lakes and billabongs - anywhere with a bank high enough in which to dig their burrows.
Why do platypuses live in rivers and lakes?
Platypuses do not actually live in the water. Platypuses find all their food in freshwater creeks, rivers and ponds, and they burrow into riverbanks for shelter. Their burrows can be up to 30 metres (100 feet) in length, but they are dug above the waterline.
If wetlands were destroyed would the platypus survive?
Although platypuses can live in wetlands, this is not one of their preferred habitats. platypuses prefer freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes where they can dig burrows in the banks above the waterline. Wetlands do not usually provide this higher ground for burrows, where platypuses can remain dry when they are not hunting for food.
Can you find platypuses in the ocean?
No. Platypuses live near freshwater creeks and rivers. They are not marine dwellers.
Do platypuses swim in the ocean?
No. Platypuses only live in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes or dams.
Do Orcas eat Platypuses?
No, they would never meet. Orcas live in the oceans. Platypuses live in streams and rivers of Australia.
Do platypuses live on the forest floor?
No. Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of creeks and rivers in native bushland and rainforests.
Do platypuses live in streams or lakes?
Not exactly. Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of freshwater rivers, creeks and lakes. They do not live in the water.
Do platypuses eat Grasshoppers?
No. Platypuses feed on tiny crustaceans and larvae that live on or near the bottom of rivers, creeks and ponds. They do not feed on land - only in the water. They rely on sensitive electroreceptors in the bills to pick up tiny electrical impulses from the animals on which they feed.
