A platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal (or monotreme), so it is well equipped for swimming. It has webbed feet on which the webbed membranes can retract so it can use its sharp claws to dig burrows in river banks.
Platypuses swim in freshwater creeks, rivers, billabongs, lakes and dams.
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.
Platypuses do not walk particularly fast; neither do they swim very fast.
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No. Platypuses only live in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes or dams.
Well it's one way they catch their food. They eat small bugs and insects that live under water. If they can't swim they can't catch it.
No. Platypuses need water which is relatively free of snags and water reeds, in order to swim and hunt effectively.
Not really. Platypuses are essentially solitary animals, living and swimming alone. Young platypuses swim with their mothers while they are learning to hunt, but this is only for a few months. In addition, the territory of several platypuses along a riverbank will overlap, so a few platypuses may interact with each other while swimming.
They don't. Platypuses swim with a platypus's tail. The beaver's tail is broader and flatter than a platypus's, and covered with special scales. The platypus's tail is covered with dense fur.
Platypuses are solitary animals which live and hunt alone. However, small groups of two or three platypuses can often be seen together while hunting for food.