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Why would a platypus hibernate?
Platypuses do not hibernate.
Do monotremes hibernate in the winter?
Yes and no. Monotremes include platypuses and echidnas. Platypuses do not hibernate. In the southern regions of Australia, the short-beaked echidna may enter a period of torpor during Autumn, usually ending around the winter solstice.
Do platypuses hibernate or migrate?
Platypuses neither hibernate nor migrate. They are active throughout the year, and they tend to stay by their home pond, creek or river as long as there is sufficient food and water. No Australian native animals migrate (though some are nomadic), and only the mountain pygmy possums of Australia's alpine regions hibernate.
Do platypuses need sleep?
During winter, platypuses do exactly the same as they do during summer. They continue to hunt for food during the night, diving in creeks and rivers to find their food. During the day, they sleep in their burrows dug into the riverbank. The temperature in their habitat does not change significantly during winter, as water temperatures and ground temperatures do not change as much as the air temperature changes. Platypuses also have a double layer of insulating fur to help keep them warm and dry at their skin level.
Do platypus hibernate or migrate?
Platypuses swim in freshwater ponds, billabongs, rivers and creeks in eastern Australia. They are found in tropical freshwaters of northern Queensland right down to sub-Alpine freshwaters of Tasmania.
Can platypuses live in canada?
Platypuses do not live anywhere else except Australia; specifically, in the eastern states. A platypus would not be able to live in Canada The climate is too cold. Even though platypuses can be found in sub-alpine regions of Australia, these areas do not have the low temperate a and the frozen waters that Canada has. Platypuses do not hibernate: they are active through summer and winter. Therefore they need to hunt through the winter as well. Iced-over rivers would prevent them from diving and hunting for food at the bottom of the river.
Does America have platypuses?
No. America does not have platypuses. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia.
How do you spell platypuses?
Platypuses is the correct spelling.
How were platypuses invented?
Platypuses were not invented. They were discovered by someone.
Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
Are PLATYPUSES born alive?
Where do platypuses come from?
Platypuses are found only in Australia.
When do platypuses come out?
Platypuses are nocturnal. They come out at night.
