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Platypuses do not actually live in the water. Platypuses find all their food in freshwater creeks, rivers and ponds, and they burrow into riverbanks for shelter. Their burrows can be up to 30 metres (100 feet) in length, but they are dug above the waterline.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoPlatypuses need to live near their food source. They live in burrows which they dig at the side of freshwater riverbanks, creek banks or edges of lakes and ponds, and this gives them ready access to their food. The burrows are usually dug under an overhang of the bank, or where the entrance can be concealed by logs or vegetation, and this helps to keep them safe from predators. being air-breathing mammals, they must live above the waterline. Platypuses search for food on the bottom of riverbeds, and make hundreds of dives daily in order to find the food they need.
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∙ 13y agoPlatypuses sometimes live alongside billabongs, but because a billabong may be stagnant water, it is not always a favoured habitat. Billabongs can provide plenty of insect larvae as well as freshwater yabbies which platypuses eat.
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∙ 11y agoThey don't.
Platypuses dig burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers in Australia. They do not live in the water. The reason they live alongside these freshwater sources is that they need to hunt in the water for their food. Platypuses feed on tiny crustaceans and other invertebrates that live on the bottom of creeks and rivers.
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∙ 15y agoThe platypus has evolved to live in a freshwater ecosystem. So it would not survive in a different system (saltwater, dry land etc).
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∙ 13y agoThey don't. Platypuses hunt for their food in creeks and rivers. They live in dry burrows alongside rivers.
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Do platypuses live by lakes or rivers?
Yes. Platypuses dig burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers in Australia. They do not live in the water.
Do platypuses live in streams or lakes?
Not exactly. Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of freshwater rivers, creeks and lakes. They do not live in the water.
Do platypuses swim in the ocean?
No. Platypuses only live in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes or dams.
What zone does the platypus live in?
Platypuses live in freshwater rivers and lakes in Australia, within sub-tropical, temperate and sub-Alpinezones.
Where do platypuses usually swim?
Platypuses swim in freshwater creeks, rivers, billabongs, lakes and dams.
What kind of homes do platypuses have?
Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers, lakes and dams. They line the end of the burrow with leaves and other dry vegetation.
What are platypuses' homes like?
Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers, lakes and dams. The female digs a chamber at the end of a long burrow where she shelters her young.
What animal has a predator of a platypus?
Platypuses are predators of small crustaceans that live on the bottom of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers, as well as insect larvae and annelid worms.
Do platypuses live in Australian waterways?
Not quite - platypuses do not live in water, but dig burrows alongside freshwater sources. They spend most of their waking hours diving for food in the water. Platypuses are found near freshwater rivers, creeks and lakes throughout eastern Australia and the southern island state of Tasmania.
What is the main part of a platypus's diet Slugs or bugs?
Neither. Platypuses feed on tiny crustaceans and insect larvae that live on the bottom of freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes.
Can you find platypuses in the ocean?
No. Platypuses live near freshwater creeks and rivers. They are not marine dwellers.
Do platypuses live in ponds?
Platypuses do not actually live in any waterholes or creeks. They dig burrows in the banks of freshwater rivers and creeks. They can be found alongside creeks or rivers with a slow rate of running water, as well as in still freshwater ponds, dams, lakes and billabongs - anywhere with a bank high enough in which to dig their burrows.
