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How many times do platypuses dive a day?
It is usual for platypuses to make hundreds of dives every day in order to find sufficient food.
What time does a platypus sleep?
Platypuses are nocturnal, so they sleep during the day. They shelter in burrows they dig in riverbanks.
Where do platypuses spend most of their time?
Platypuses spend up to twelve hours a day hunting for food in the water. They do not live in water, instead sheltering in burrows they dig alongside freshwater creeks and rivers.
Where do platypuses go to get food to feed their babies?
Platypuses find food on the bottom of freshwater riverbeds and creek beds.
Where do platypuses store their food?
Platypuses do not store food. They eat insect larvae, worms, tiny fush and crustaceans that live on riverbed floors. Each day they must go out and forage for food, requiring the equivalent of their own body weight daily.
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.
What time of the day is the platypus awake?
Platypuses are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night, as well as in the early morning hours, and dusk.
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.
How many platypuses can be born in one pregnancy?
Platypuses do not have pregnancy. Although they are mammals, they are monotremes, which is the small group of mammals which lay eggs. Platypuses lay between one and three eggs at a time, once a year.
Can Platypuses live without water?
No. Platypuses cannot live without water, even for a short period of time. They need it to drink and as a food source.
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.
Does America have platypuses?
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
