Platypuses hide by digging burrows into a riverbank or creek bank. The entrance is usually disguised by overhang from the riverbank, or by tree roots and/or other vegetation. They are difficult to see, which is precisely what the platypus wants.
The platypus does not actively employ camouflage, but its natural colouring allows it to blend in with its surroundings. It is brown in colour, with more yellowish fur on its underbelly. It naturally camouflages in with the colour of the water in which it swims and the bushland around its riverbank burrow, but it is unable to change its colour to match its surroundings.
Yes. Platypuses hide by digging burrows into a riverbank or creek bank. The entrance is usually disguised by overhang from the riverbank, or by tree roots and/or other vegetation. They are difficult to see, which is precisely what the platypus wants. They also hide if they sense a predator outside while they are swimming underwater. They will lie motionless for up to 8-10 minutes, holding their breath.
Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
Platypuses do not actively seek to attack their predators. They will hide first, but if threatened, the male will inject poison into the predator, using the spur on his hind ankle.
Lizards such as goannas are the most likely predators of platypus eggs.
The platypus is a shy and solitary animal which only defends itself, never initiating an attack.
Australia is ideal for the platypus because there are few natural predators. Apart from pythons, most predators of the platypus are introduced species.
The only thing a female platypus can do to protect herself from platypus is to use her effective hiding strategies. The entrance to a platypus's burrow is disguised by tree roots or overhanging riverbanks, and a breeding female will create several earthen plugs along the length of her burrow to deter predators.
It isn't. The platypus has few natural predators in Australia. Natural predators of the platypus may include snakes, water rats, goannas, spotted quolls, eels, hawks, owls and eagles. This is no more than the average number of predators for any secondary consumer. In the north of its range, dingoes are another predator. Lower platypus numbers in far northern Australia are possibly due to predation by crocodiles. On occasion, large freshwater eels (which may be twice the length of a platypus) have been thought to take platypuses.
Pythons and goannas eat platypus eggs. The female platypus will actually place earthen plugs along the length of her burrow before the chamber which holds the eggs, in order to deter such predators.
It hides; or it has a poisoned spike on its heel that it can attack with. Other than that, it's just a platypus - they don't do much.
Pythons and goannas eat platypus eggs. The female platypus will actually place earthen plugs along the length of her burrow before the chamber which holds the eggs, in order to deter such predators.
Predators attack, prey tries to escape.
To attack predators.
they attack them
The male platypus has a poison spur in its hind legs which can kill small animals, and injure ones larger than itself.