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Burrows provide wombats with protection from predators, weather and bushfires. A predator following a wombat into its burrow can be crushed against the roof by the wombat's powerful rump.
For defence, the wombat literally uses its backside. It has extra tough, thick skin on its lower back. Because a wombat's burrow is only just big enough for the wombat itself to fit into, in the event of a dog or dingo attack, it will turn around and present only that thicker hide to the aggressor, a hide that is difficult for a dingo's teeth to penetrate.
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What do platypuses sleep in?
Platypuses sleep in long burrows they dig in riverbanks or creek banks.
Do platypuses sleep on land or under water?
Platypuses sleep in burrows that are accessible from the banks of the creeks that they live near and in. These burrows can be from about 20 to 100 feet in length.
What do platypuses sleep on?
Platypuses sleep on the soil and dirt within their burrows, or sometimes a lining of leaves.
Where do platypuses hide?
Platypuses hide in long, deep burrows they dig into the banks of freshwater creeks and rivers. These burrows can be up to 30 metres, or 100 feet, in length.
Can platypuses come on to land?
Yes - platypuses live on land. They only hunt in water. Platypuses dig burrows in the riverbank or creek bank near which they do their hunting.
Do platypuses live on the forest floor?
No. Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of creeks and rivers in native bushland and rainforests.
How do platypuses fight enemies?
Platypuses do not have enemies as such: they have predators. They are not at all well equipped to fight enemies, but avoid them by swimming and hiding in their burrows.
Where do platypuses make their burrows?
Platypuses make their burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks and rivers in eastern Australia. These burrows are dug above the waterline, in order for the platypus to remain dry when it is not searching for food. They are difficult to detect as they are often disguised by overhanging tree roots, or part of the riverbank.
Do platypuses build dams?
No. Platypuses are nothing like beavers, and they do not build dams. Platypuses do not have teeth, so would be unable to gnaw wood to build dams. Their grinding plates are purely for grinding their food.For shelter, platypuses dig burrows in the banks of the freshwater creeks, rivers or lakes where they do their hunting. These burrows can be over 30m in length (100 feet). The entrances are disguised beneath overhangs, or by tree roots and other vegetation. Platypuses have webbed feet with retractable webbing which enables them to dig their burrows.
What does a platypus make its house out of?
Platypuses shelter in earthen burrows they dig out of riverbanks.
Do platypuses live in streams or lakes?
Not exactly. Platypuses live in burrows they dig in the banks of freshwater rivers, creeks and lakes. They do not live in the water.
Do platypuses live by lakes or rivers?
Yes. Platypuses dig burrows in the banks of freshwater creeks, lakes and rivers in Australia. They do not live in the water.
