Platypuses can stay in the water all night, when is primarily when they feed. They make hundreds of dives daily in order to find enough food, swimming and sifting for invertebrates in the mud at the bottom of the river or creek. They only need to come out onto land to sleep.
Platypuses actually live on land. They hunt in water. Therefore, a platypus can stay on land until it requires its next meal.
Platypus do not migrate. They are solitary animals which stay in one area, as long as food and water is plentiful.
The young platypus stays with its mother for three to four months.
A baby platypus stays in the chamber of its mother's burrow for about six weeks.
A baby platypus nurses from its mother for three to four months. After that, it stays with its mother until it is around a year old, learning to hunt for itself. Although platypuses are solitary animals, the mother and babies do form a small family group for up to a year.
The platypus does not migrate or hibernate. They remain active all year long and stay close to home as long as food is available to them.
Platypuses tend to stay around freshwater creeks and rivers. Being semi-aquatic, they dig burrows in the riverbank, and they find their food in the water.
A baby platypus incubates in the egg for ten days before hatching. It then remains in the chamber at the end of its mother's breeding burrow for several months.
No; but the platypus does dive into water.
how long can garter snakes stay under water?
They can stay under water for 10 seconds.
a platypus is a freshwater animal
a few of the sea animals cannot stay under water for a long time.