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  1. What are predators of the platypus? - Answers

    Oct 8, 2023 · Platypuses have few predators in the wild, because they mainly hunt underwater and live in hidden shelters, from tropical north regions to the sub-alpine areas of southern …

  2. Do platypus attack their predators - Answers

    Oct 8, 2023 · The entrance to a platypus's burrow is disguised by tree roots or overhanging riverbanks, and a breeding female will create several earthen plugs along the length of her …

  3. What animals hunt the platypus? - Answers

    Natural predators of the platypus include snakes, water rats, goannas, spotted quolls, eels, hawks, owls and eagles. In the north of its range, dingoes are another predator. Lower …

  4. How many enemies does the platypus have? - Answers

    Platypuses have around a dozen natural and introduced enemies. They are not easily preyed upon in the wild, because they mainly hunt underwater and live in hidden shelters.Natural …

  5. How do platypus defense itself? - Answers

    Oct 8, 2023 · Male Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. …

  6. Where is the Platypus's habitat and what food do they eat?

    Oct 9, 2023 · They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and …

  7. What does a platypus eat and how does it get it? - Answers

    Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. During summer, they …

  8. What can eat a platypus that lives in the water? - Answers

    Oct 8, 2023 · Natural predators of the platypus include snakes, water rats, goannas, spotted quolls, eels, hawks, owls and eagles. In the north of its range, dingoes are another predator.

  9. What protects a female platypus from its predators? - Answers

    The only thing a female platypus can do to protect herself from platypus is to use her effective hiding strategies. The entrance to a platypus's burrow is disguised by tree roots or overhanging ...

  10. How do platypus babies protect themselves? - Answers

    As she leaves the burrow, the mother platypus makes several thin plugs made of soil along the length of burrow; this helps to protect the young from predators which would enter the burrow …