Dr. Tahneal Hawke
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first heard Dec 2025
last heard 23 Jun
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No, so platypals are solitary.
So, you know, they don't mate for life.
They don't have bonded pairs.
That's just kind of a pair of our own doing, I guess.
Like, you know, they got along pretty well at the zoo.
So yeah, they went off to San Diego together.
So rivers and creeks is their primary habitat.
It depends on the size.
Like generally they cope well with most conditions.
Their ideal foraging depths are about one to five metres.
So that's kind of where they really like hanging out.
But along the east coast, yeah, if you're lucky enough, you'll find them in most river systems as long as there hasn't been like any significant degradation.
But yeah, they're pretty much just hanging out in all the rivers and streams along the eastern side of Australia.
Yeah, they're amazing divers.
They'll be like on the surface.
They'll dive down.
They'll close their eyes and ears, hold their breath, kind of scoot along the bottom looking for water bugs.
And they can hold their breath for...
Between like generally around two minutes.
If they're feeling threatened, they can hold it for much longer, like up to 10 minutes if they really want to relax and like lower their heart rate.
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