Tag: Hidden Talents

  • Platypuses Can Hold Their Breath!

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    Platypuses are skilled swimmers with a hidden talent—they can hold their breath for up to two minutes! When diving in the rivers of eastern Australia and Tasmania, they close their eyes, ears, and nostrils to keep water out, relying on their bill to hunt. Their lungs store enough oxygen to let them stay underwater while…

  • Platypuses Hunt With Electricity!

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    Platypuses have a superpower—they hunt using electricity! When diving underwater, they close their eyes, ears, and nostrils to keep water out, relying on their duck-like bill to find food. The bill is packed with thousands of electroreceptors that detect tiny electric currents made by the muscle movements of prey like insects, larvae, and shrimp. This…