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Platypuses eat constantly, spending most of their waking hours hunting for food. To catch their prey, platypuses must make several hundred dives a day in order to catch enough food. They use the fine, sensitive electroreceptors on their bills, which detect the tiny electrical impulses made by underwater creatures. After locating their prey, they dig up the mud with their bill to grasp them, crushing the creatures between grinding plates in their bills.
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Are platypuses wild or domestic?
Platypuses are completely wild animals. They are not domestic, and may not be kept as pets.
Are there platypuses in Australia?
Yes. Australia is the only country in which platypuses can be found in the wild.
Does France have platypuses?
No. France has no platypuses, either in the wild or in any zoo. There are currently no platypuses in zoos outside of Australia.
Does Venice have platypuses?
No. Venice does not have platypuses. Platypuses are native to eastern Australia, and are not found in the wild anywhere else in the world.
Do platypuses eat mangroves?
No. Platypuses do not eat mangroves or any other plant matter.
Do platypuses eat worms?
Platypuses do not eat earthworms or other terrestrial worms. They eat aquatic annelid worms.
Do platypuses eat spiders?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do not eat anything terrestrial.
Do cougars eat platypus?
No. Cougars do not eat platypuses, for the simple reason that platypuses and cougars occupy different continents. Platypuses are endemic to Australia, and there are no cougars in Australia.
How often do platypuses have babies?
Platypuses reproduce once a year.
Do whales eat platypuses?
No whales eat fish
What is the biggest thing that platypuses eat?
Probably the largest thing which platypuses eat are small yabbies, which are a type of freshwater crayfish.
Is a platypus a wild animal?
Yes. Platypuses are wild animals because they cannot be domesticated.
