No other animal occupies the same niche as a platypus. There is no other animal which burrows in river banks amid the Australian bushland or rainforest, orwhich hunts for tiny crustaceans on the riverbed.
No; but the platypus does dive into water.
No. The platypus is a solitary animal.
The platypus is a cold blooded animal.
It doesn't. This is a myth. The platypus is not a mixture of any other animal.
You cannot teach a platypus anything. It is a wild animal.
a platypus is a freshwater animal
There is no animal the same as a platypus. Platypuses are completely unique.
Yes, but the platypus does not actually live IN the river. Platypuses live in burrows that they dig on the banks of freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes. They do not live in the water, but they need the water in which to hunt for their food, which consists of tiny crustaceans and other invertebrates that live on the river bed or lake bed.
Nothing. There are no river rats in Australia.
platypus
The platypus is a solitary animal. It does not live in social groups.