How long can a platypus survive under water?

Answer 1

Platypuses can hold their breath for a maximum of 1-2 minutes at a time during normal dives, so must make hundreds of dives every day to obtain enough food to eat.

If threatened, they can lie still and are capable of holding their breath for a maximum of eight to ten minutes.

Answer 2

Platypuses can hold their breath for a maximum of 1-2 minutes at a time during normal dives, so must make hundreds of dives every day to obtain enough food to eat. If threatened, they can lie still and are capable of holding their breath for a maximum of eight to ten minutes.

Answer 3

Yes. This is necessary for the platypus to dive and hunt for food on creek beds and river beds. The platypus cannot breathe underwater. On average, a platypus will hold its breath and stay underwater for one to two minutes, but it can stay underwater for eight to ten minutes if left undisturbed.

Answer 4

The platypus does not breathe underwater, just as no mammal can breathe underwater, so the length of time it can spend under the surface is limited. It generally spends just a minute or two on its underwater dives. When it is evading a predator, it is capable of remaining still underwater for up to eight minutes, but it must remain motionless during this time in order to minimise its need to draw more breaths.

Answer 5

Platypuses cannot breathe underwater. no mammal can breathe underwater, and that includes marine mammals such as dolphins and whales.

Platypuses can hold their breath for a maximum of 1-2 minutes at a time during normal dives, so must make hundreds of dives every day to obtain enough food to eat. If threatened, they can lie still and are capable of holding their breath for a maximum of eight to ten minutes.

Answer 6

On average, a platypus will hold its breath and stay underwater for one to two minutes, but they can stay underwater for eight to ten minutes if left undisturbed.

Answer 7

On average, a platypus will hold its breath and stay underwater for one to two minutes, but it can stay underwater for eight to ten minutes if left undisturbed.