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Are baby platypus shy?
Baby platypuses are very shy, as are the adult platypuses.
Do platypuses eat mangroves?
No. Platypuses do not eat mangroves or any other plant matter.
How much do baby platypuses weigh?
When first hatched, baby platypuses weigh less than a gram.
Do platypuses eat worms?
Platypuses do not eat earthworms or other terrestrial worms. They eat aquatic annelid worms.
Do platypuses eat baby cod?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. During summer, they eat more than during winter, in order to build up reserves of fat.
Do platypuses eat spiders?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do not eat anything terrestrial.
Do cougars eat platypus?
No. Cougars do not eat platypuses, for the simple reason that platypuses and cougars occupy different continents. Platypuses are endemic to Australia, and there are no cougars in Australia.
What is the biggest thing that platypuses eat?
Probably the largest thing which platypuses eat are small yabbies, which are a type of freshwater crayfish.
Do whales eat platypuses?
No whales eat fish
Do baby platypuses need milk?
Yes. Being mammals (albeit egg-laying mammals), baby platypuses must feed on mothers' milk.
How do platypuses find plankton in water?
Platypuses do not eat plankton, so they do not need to find it.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
