![]() Text © Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All images copyright their respective owners. Video © Australian Broadcasting Corporation (except where otherwise indicated). Digital content © Australian Broadcasting Corporation (except where otherwise indicated). Metadata © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2020 (except where otherwise indicated). What will happen to the platypus if there is not enough food for them to eat in their habitat? Have a look at the National Waterbug Data Portal and investigate water bug populations in your local area. With the tail of a beaver, and a bill like a duck's. And hey, we think they’re pretty cute, even if they don’t look like baby Yoda. This feeding system is thought to be linked to its antibacterial properties, according to the scientists. They don’t have teats, instead they concentrate milk to their belly and feed their young by sweating it out. What are the homes of water bugs built of? How do they react when a platypus is foraging nearby? Females nurse their young for three to four months until the babies can swim on their own. A real baby platypus, which is actually known as a puggle, has teeny-tiny eyes, a flat head and silky-smooth looking short hair. Platypus are monotremes a tiny group of mammals able to both lay eggs and produce milk. ![]() Try YouTube Kids Learn more Comments are turned off. What does a water bug look like? What makes them so fascinating? She has her very first swim at the beach, followed by her nap time routine. They are tracking the water bug populations in Hobart's rivulets. YEARS: 5–6, 7–8 Pete is joined by freshwater ecologist John Gooderham as he investigates waterway health and the platypus diet. When you see underwater footage of a platypus foraging, what you do see is waterbugs just bailing in every direction, trying to escape it. I think waterbugs know they're in trouble when there's a platypus in the area. They can detect electricity given off by the tiniest muscle movement like the flick of a waterbug's tail. Bizarrely, you have this little furry creature who is the apex predator of the waterway. Mammals Flipboard Among the many unique creatures that walk the earth, one of the most iconic animals is the baby platypus. Zoom and Scoot's survival depends on them. Some build their home from sand grains, some build their homes from sticks. There's a whole miniature world down there. Do you realize 24 months waiting and a 95 refund in case of cancellation Type Yes to confirm. Oh, how could you say no, if you were a platypus? It's got one chomp, and you know, that's breaky. It has a furry, mammalian body, a bill that looks like that of a duck, webbed feet like an otter, a beaver ’s tail, lays eggs instead of giving birth, and inhabits freshwater rivers and streams. ![]() We're really lucky to have John here to help us today. So today's all about learning more about the health of the Hobart Rivulet, and one great way to do that is by counting waterbugs, because as well as being the platypuses' main food source, they're also a really accurate indicator of waterway health. So I got in touch with an expert who might be able to help. I wanted to learn more about what platypus eat.
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