They feed early in the morning or late in the afternoon, foraging in the creek-bed for their food. Occasionally Platypuses eat insects that fall into the water.
Platypuses eat yabbies, fish, worms, water bugs and sometimes small frogs that live in the creeks and streams. Burrows can be hard to find as the entrances are often underwater or covered by overhanging stream bank vegetation. Platypuses dig two burrows a nesting and a resting burrow. The spur contains a poison that the Platypus uses to defend his territory from other males and enemies. Male Platypuses have a poisonous spur on the inside of their hind legs. An adult Platypus can be from 45 cm up to 60 cm in length and can weigh up to 2.7 kg. The Platypus is brown in colour and quite small. Platypuses are one of two animals in the world that are known as monotremes. This name comes from the Greek words platys meaning ‘broad and pous meaning ‘foot’. The Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus) also known as the duck billed Platypus is an aquatic mammal. Platypuses are one of two animals in the world that are known as monotremes.Male Platypuses have a poisonous spur on the inside of their hind legs.If you sit quietly on a creek bank early in the morning or late afternoon you might just see one. They might live right under your nose in a creek or stream near you. Platypus are found on the eastcoast from Northern Queensland and as far south as Tasmania, as well as some areas of South Australia and Kangaroo island. Platypus have dark backs and a light brown belly, long, coarse hair, a long duck-like bill, webbed feet and short legs. The Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an aquatic mammal.
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