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Platypuses swim in freshwater creeks, rivers, billabongs, lakes and dams.
Yes. platypuses swim on their front. They do not swim on their side or their back, but they make hundreds of dives each day, and swim forwards on their abdomen.
A penguin swimming is an instinctive behavior. They teach themselves.
Platypuses do not walk particularly fast; neither do they swim very fast.
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No. Platypuses only live in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes or dams.
yes they do.
No. Platypuses need water which is relatively free of snags and water reeds, in order to swim and hunt effectively.
Not really. Platypuses are essentially solitary animals, living and swimming alone. Young platypuses swim with their mothers while they are learning to hunt, but this is only for a few months. In addition, the territory of several platypuses along a riverbank will overlap, so a few platypuses may interact with each other while swimming.
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.