Do platypus attack their predators

Answer 1

Platypuses hide by digging burrows into a riverbank or creek bank. The entrance is usually disguised by overhang from the riverbank, or by tree roots and/or other vegetation. They are difficult to see, which is precisely what the platypus wants.

Answer 2

The platypus does not actively employ camouflage, but its natural colouring allows it to blend in with its surroundings. It is brown in colour, with more yellowish fur on its underbelly. It naturally camouflages in with the colour of the water in which it swims and the bushland around its riverbank burrow, but it is unable to change its colour to match its surroundings.

Answer 3

Yes. Platypuses hide by digging burrows into a riverbank or creek bank. The entrance is usually disguised by overhang from the riverbank, or by tree roots and/or other vegetation. They are difficult to see, which is precisely what the platypus wants. They also hide if they sense a predator outside while they are swimming underwater. They will lie motionless for up to 8-10 minutes, holding their breath.

Answer 4

Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.

Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.

Answer 5

Platypuses do not actively seek to attack their predators. They will hide first, but if threatened, the male will inject poison into the predator, using the spur on his hind ankle.