More Duck Billed Facts
1. They live in Australia.
2. Their favorite foods are shrimp and insect larva.
3. They live in freshwater lakes and streams.
4. They have webbed hands and feet.
5. They dig very well.
6. Platypuses talk by growling.
7. They are very shy.
8. They swim with their eyes shut.
9. Platypuses have no teeth.
10. Their bill is leathery.
11. They can only stay underwater 5 minutes.
12. Their mating time is in July to August.
13. Their eggs are 16mm to 18mm long.
14. The eggs are covered with dirt by the female when the female goes to hunt.
15. They live in burrows.
16. They have three eggs a year.
17. They use their whiskers to feel vibrations of animals in the water.
18. They spend about twelve hours in the water.
19. They can swim in water as cold as 12 degrees Celcious.
20. Their burrows may be as long as 85 feet.
21. The platypus has no ears.
