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The platypus is semi-aquatic.
Although it spends much of its time diving and swimming for food, it actually lives on land. It has webbed feet with a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the claws, enabling the platypus to effectively dig burrows. Its claws are used for digging burrows into riverbanks for shelter, and the webbing membrane retracts for that purpose, but spreads between its toes when it needs to swim - which it needs to do to get its food.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe platypus is semi-aquatic.
It lives on land, but it hunts for all its food in water.
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∙ 13y agoThe platypus is a land mammal. it is actually semi-aquatic, meaning that, although it lives in a burrow on the riverbank, it must hunt for its food in fresh water.
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∙ 14y agoNope
Platypuses live near freshwater rivers or lakes and create burrows for shelter and protection.Wiki User
∙ 14y agoNo, a platypus is a land mammal that hunts underwater. It can only hold its breath for a couple of minutes while searching for food.
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