Platypuses cannot breathe underwater, just like mammals and dolphins can't. They tend to stay underwater for one to two minutes at a time, and can stay underwater as long as ten minutes, if left undisturbed.
Yes. When first hatched, a baby platypus can breathe on its own.
They use their gills to breathe under water.
squirres can't breathe under water.
They do not breathe underwater. They hold their breath under the water and surface to breathe.
Squirrels cannot breathe under water.
Scorpions can breathe under water, False. Scorpions cannot breathe under water but they can however hold their breath for up to 6 days
Otters can't breathe under water. They're mammals, they breathe air, with lungs. When they dive, they hold their breath.
Yes. The platypus is a mammal and all mammals have lungs. Even marine mammals such as dolphins and whales must use lungs to breathe. When swimming, the platypus must surface regularly to breathe.
it is no way they can breathe under water so shut up
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Mudskippers, crabs, and amphibians can breathe under and out of water.