No. When a baby platypus hatches, it is the size of a bean, blind and completely helpless.
penguins swim and platypus's don't
being semi aquatic it needs swimming and having baby in belly it is loaded and not able to swim
The platypus walks with a "waddling" movement.
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.
They learn once they in the wTeris either sink or swim
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
They swim alot
to swim and
Like many semi-aquatic mammals, the platypus has a streamlined body. This enables the platypus to swim and dive faster.
Yes - the mother will swim underneath the baby and help it get to the surface to breath, but the baby is born knowing how to swim.
to swim more efficiently
It is instinctive for a young platypus to be able to swim when it gets old enough. However, the mother certainly teaches it how to find food.