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2006-07-28 08:38:58 · 24 answers · asked by Aka 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The Platypus is a carnivore. It feeds on annelid worms and insect larvae, freshwater shrimps, and yabbies (freshwater crayfish) that it digs out of the riverbed with its snout or catches while swimming. Its bill is very sensitive, allowing it to hunt its food without using sight. The Platypus needs to eat at least a quarter of its own weight every day. This requires the Platypus to spend about 10 hours each day looking for food.
2006-07-28 08:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
The Platypus is a carnivore. It feeds on annelid worms and insect larvae, freshwater shrimps, and yabbies (freshwater crayfish) that it digs out of the riverbed with its snout or catches while swimming. Its bill is very sensitive, allowing it to hunt its food without using sight. The Platypus needs to eat at least a quarter of its own weight every day. This requires the Platypus to spend about 10 hours each day looking for food.
2006-07-28 15:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by AK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although Duckbill platypuses are carnivores, they have no teeth. In substitute they use grinding pads in their mouths to grind up food. Duckbill platypuses eat early in the morning and again in the evening. They eat frogs, shrimp, larvae, fish, and tadpoles. The Duckbill platypus finds its food by diving to the bottom of the river and wiggling its bill into the sand and mud. Instead of using their ears and eyes to capture prey they use pits in their bills that detect electrical charges coming from possible prey. The food is then stored in cheek pouches behind the bill until it surfaces and then is moved forward into the bill. It is then grinded with the grinding pads.
2006-07-28 15:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by KPK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a link listed.
2006-07-28 15:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stuart and KPK are completely correct. I just wanted to add that the sensitive bill of the platypus has specialized sensory organs that can detect electrical activity, and this allows them to sense the movement of worms and insects down in the mud even when they can't see them.
Which is pretty cool.
2006-07-28 15:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Platy Pies
2006-07-28 15:41:56 · answer #6 · answered by Rja 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish
2006-07-28 15:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually Platypode in the plural form and they eat small freshwater animals.
2006-07-28 15:45:00 · answer #8 · answered by Alieneyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food.
2006-07-28 15:40:38 · answer #9 · answered by Luekas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor spellers.
2006-07-28 15:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋