Since they only have grinding plates and no teeth, platypuses use any gravel or dirt they scooped up while on the bottom of the waterbed to mash their food into digestible pieces. When platypuses find something interesting, like shellfish, insects, larvae or worms, they scoop it up in their bills, store it in their cheek pouches and swim to the surface. As they swim, they try to detect food along the muddy bottom of the river, stream, pond or lake using their sensitive bills. They hunt for their food in the water where they live.
Platypuses are carnivorous, which means they eat meat but not plants. When not hunting, they stay in their burrows. They are most active during nighttime and dusk, because they are nocturnal. Platypuses usually spend their time hunting for food, and a hunt can last 10 to 12 hours. Their waterproof, thick fur keeps platypuses warm in chilly temperatures, and their big tails store extra fat for energy. They have been found in plateaus, lowlands, tropical rainforests, and the cold mountains of Tasmania and the Australian Alps. Though they exist on only one side of one continent, platypuses weather many climate extremes. Platypuses also live under rock ledges, roots or debris. These burrows are tunnels that have rooms or chambers.
While they are in the water a lot, they will also waddle onto the riverbanks to dig burrows with their claws. These creatures make their homes in the freshwater areas that flow throughout the island of Tasmania and the eastern and southeastern coast of Australia. Platypuses live in only one, small area of the world. (Image credit: worldswildlifewonders Shutterstock) Habitat All of the monotremes, or egg-laying mammals such as the platypus and echidna, lost their stomachs during the course of evolution.
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