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Platypuses can be on land, and spend much of their time on land. They live in dry burrows above the waterline of creeks and rivers.
Platypuses are, however, completely dependent upon the water for their food. They make hundreds of dives daily, in order to find the freshwater crustaceans and annelid worms they need to eat.
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Are platypuses fast on land?
No. Platypuses do not walk particularly fast on land.
Where do platypuses mate?
Platypuses mate on land, not in the water.
Do platypuses breed in water or land?
Platypuses breed on land. They only hunt for food in the water.
Where do platypuses breed?
Platypuses breed on land. They do not mate in the water.
Can platypuses come on to land?
Yes - platypuses live on land. They only hunt in water. Platypuses dig burrows in the riverbank or creek bank near which they do their hunting.
What land food do platypuses eat?
Platypuses do not eat land food. They feed entirely off crustaceans and small water creatures.
Is a platypus semi-aquatic?
Platypuses are indeed semi-aquatic. Platypuses live and shelter in burrows dug into dry land, but they need to hunt for their food in freshwater creeks and rivers. Platypuses cannot breathe underwater.
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 sleep on land or under water?
Platypuses sleep in burrows that are accessible from the banks of the creeks that they live near and in. These burrows can be from about 20 to 100 feet in length.
Can platypuses survive on land?
Yes and no. Platypuses are semi-aquatic. They are land animals, as they live in dry burrows above the waterline of creeks and rivers. However, platypuses are completely dependent upon the water for their food. They make hundreds of dives daily, in order to find the freshwater crustaceans and annelid worms they need to eat.
When a platypus walks is it easy to walk on land?
Yes. Platypuses spend equal amounts of time on land and in water. Platypuses have four legs which they use to walk. Although they have webbed feet, the webbing is retractable, so it does not impede them from walking when they are on land. They live on land, but they hunt n water, so they are well adapted for life both on land and in water.
Do platypuses live in water or on land?
Although platypuses are regarded as semi-aquatic, they actually live on dry land. Platypuses shelter in burrows dug in riverbanks, but these burrows are quite dry, above the water line. They are dependent on water for their food, and they spend most of their waking hours diving for invertebrates and tiny crustaceans at the bottom of creeks and rivers.
