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Do platypuses feed on aquatic plants?
No. Platypuses are completely carnivorous, feeding on tiny water-dwelling crustaceans.
What plants do platypuses eat?
Platypuses do not eat plants. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators, and feed on small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. The only times they eat plants are if they accidentally swallow them while ingesting invertebrates.
Do platypuses use plants?
The only way platypuses use plants is for protection. They dig their burrows so that the entrance may be hidden by overhanging branches or tree roots; and females line the entrance to their nesting chamber with dry leaves and twigs so that the water from her fur is absorbed before she enters where her eggs or newly-hatched platypus babies are safe and dry.
How do Platypuses eat their food?
Platypuses do not have teeth, but hard bony plates which they use to grind the food.
What traps do humans use to kill platypuses?
It is illegal to kill platypuses. One of the biggest threats to platypuses used to be the use of fishing nets in freshwater rivers and creeks, as the platypuses would become entangled in the nets and drown. Using such fishing nets has been outlawed.
Do platypuses have eyes?
Yes, platypuses do have eyes, and they use them whenever they are on land. Platypuses close their eyes when they dive and hunt underwater for food. They do not need to see underwater, as they use the electroreceptors in their bills to detect living organisms underwater.
Do platypuses eat plants and if they do what kind?
Platypuses do not eat plants. They are completely carnivorous and only eat small freshwater creatures such as yabbies and crayfish, and insects and their larvae. Sometimes, plant parts will be ingested accidentally as the platypus seeks other food, but vegetation is not part of the platypus's diet.
Does the platypus use mimcry?
No. Platypuses do not use mimicry of any description.
Do Platypuses bite with their mouth's teeth?
No. Platypuses do not have teeth. They have grinding plates in their bill, which they use to crush their prey before swallowing it.
Do platypuses have any commercial use?
No. Platypuses are wild animals; they do not have to have any commercial use. In the Kate 1800s and early 1900s, platypuses were hunted for their fur, as they have beautiful velvety pelts. However, this practice was banned when platypus numbers dropped to critical levels, and platypuses, like all native Australian mammals, are now protected by law.
What vegetation do platypuses thrive in?
Platypuses do not live in vegetation. They live in burrows they dig alongside freshwater creeks and rivers. These water courses typically support eucalyptus, melaleuca, leptospermum and other native plants of Australia.
How do platypuses respirate?
Platypuses are mammals, so they use the same type of respiratory system as other mammals - mouth, nose and lungs. They do not breathe underwater.
