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Can you find platypuses in the ocean?
No. Platypuses live near freshwater creeks and rivers. They are not marine dwellers.
Where does a platypus get its water?
Platypuses obtain their water from the freshwater creeks and rivers near which they live.
Why do platypuses live in water in Australia?
Platypuses do not live in water. They live in dry burrows dug into riverbanks. These burrows are often dozens of metres long. Platypuses live near creeks and rivers because they feed on the small crustaceans, annelid worms and other tiny freshwater creatures that live at the bottom of these creeks and rivers.
Do platypuses live in Antarctica?
No. Platypuses can only live in cool temperate to tropical climates, and alongside fresh water sources such as creeks and rivers. There are no creeks or rivers in Antarctica as it is a frozen continent. The only mammals that live anywhere near the Antarctic are marine mammals such as whales.
Do platypuses live by lakes or rivers?
Yes. Platypuses dig burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers in Australia. They do not live in the water.
Where do platypuses usually swim?
Platypuses swim in freshwater creeks, rivers, billabongs, lakes and dams.
Do platypuses swim in the ocean?
No. Platypuses only live in freshwater rivers, creeks, lakes or dams.
Do platypuses live in Australian waterways?
Not quite - platypuses do not live in water, but dig burrows alongside freshwater sources. They spend most of their waking hours diving for food in the water. Platypuses are found near freshwater rivers, creeks and lakes throughout eastern Australia and the southern island state of Tasmania.
Where do platypuses get clean water?
Platypuses live in the banks of freshwater creeks and rivers which are quite abundant in eastern Australia.
What are platypuses predator to?
Platypuses are predators of crustaceans, annelid worms and insect larvae which live on the bottom of freshwater creeks and rivers.
Do platypuses live in the Caribbean?
No. Platypuses are endemic to eastern Australia. They require freshwater creeks and rivers within eucalyptus bushland.
Do Orcas eat Platypuses?
No, they would never meet. Orcas live in the oceans. Platypuses live in streams and rivers of Australia.
