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This is the Duck-billed platypus, who lives partly on land and partly in water. Unfortunately, these animals are endangered,l ike most of the animals on our blog, so it would be nice to help them along a bit!
The platypus species is often found in eastern Australia in small rivers, leaving them quite hard to find. The are most excellent swimmers and dive under water and forage for food for 30sec-1min!
Platypuses can can live in the wild for up to 12 years even-though, their natural predators are:
Amazingly, the platypus closes it's eyes and ears under water so it uses its sense of electroreception and dig up muddy river beds with their bill, to detect electric fields of prey. The platypus uses pouches in it's cheek to carry prey to the surface where it is eaten. Its diet inclueds;
Platypuses can can live in the wild for up to 12 years even-though, their natural predators are:
- Snakes
- Water rats
- Hawks
- Owls
- Eagles
- Sometimes crocodiles.
Amazingly, the platypus closes it's eyes and ears under water so it uses its sense of electroreception and dig up muddy river beds with their bill, to detect electric fields of prey. The platypus uses pouches in it's cheek to carry prey to the surface where it is eaten. Its diet inclueds;
- Shrimps
- Crayfish
- Insect larvae
- Worms
Sorry guys this post is still a little long we will try to work on it.
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