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Why do platypuses have a streamlined body?
Platypuses catch their food in the water. They may make hundreds of dives in a single day in order to find small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. It needs a streamlined body in order to swim and dive effectively.
Does the platypus's shape help its stamina?
Yes. Platypuses must make hundreds of dives underwater every day in order to find enough food. Their streamlined shape helps them dive and swim efficiently, conserving energy for their hunting.
How many meals does a platypus have a day?
Platypuses have no particular routine of set meals. They are nocturnal and crepuscular, meaning they do much of their feeding during the early morning and at dusk. In addition, however, they continue to dive, hunt and feed regularly through the night In order to find enough food to meet their quite high energy requirements.
Do platypuses spend up to twelve hours a day in water as cold as 0 degrees celsius?
No. While platypuses do spend 10-12 hours a day in water foraging for food, the temperature of the water is not that low. 0 degrees Celsius is the freezing point of water. Platypuses do not live in water that is frozen. Platypuses are most active when the water temperature is from 16-20 degrees Celsius.
Do platypuses swim on their front side?
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.
What do platypuses do?
A platypus does many things. Unlike almost all other mammals, it reproduces by laying eggs. It swims, yet uses its feet also for digging burrows. It hunts for food in freshwater creeks, spending much of its waking time in the water.
How many times a day do you scratch?
2,000 times a day
What time in the day do platypuses go out?
Platypuses are nocturnal. This means they spend the daytime hours asleep in their burrows, and only come out during the Kate afternoon and dusk in order to feed.
Where do platypuses hibernate?
Platypuses do not hibernate. During the day, they shelter in long burrows they dig in riverbanks, while the female also lays her eggs in a chamber which she hollows out at the end of the burrow.
How many times do tapiars eat a day?
6 times a day
How many times does a person lie in a day?
56 times a day
How many times a day to take clomid?
Two times a day.
