Victorian scientists enlist sniffer dogs on paddle boards to locate platypuses in the wild and increase knowledge of the ...

Imagine a creature that looks like a mashup from a child’s wildest dreams: a furry animal with the bill of a duck, the tail ...

From its duck-like bill to its venomous spur, the platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. Discover the bizarre ...

The platypus, a native of eastern Australia, is a puzzling creature with features from birds, mammals, and reptiles. Male ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

The platypus isn't the only venomous mammal, and it isn't the only egg-laying mammal (the four species of echidna lay eggs, too), but the trait is unusual. We don't know much about the life cycle ...

However, the specialized cells on the platypus’s bill allow it to pick up electric pulses. This sixth sense in the platypus is called electrolocation and it’s a highly effective method of hunting.

The Platypus Rescue HQ at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, got its first four animals earlier this month. Eventually, it will be able to house as many as 64.

The platypus’s conservation status is officially listed as “Near Threatened” both in Australia and internationally and it is believed that only 30,000 to 300,000 live in Australia, ...

"Phineas and Ferb" is back on air with familiar Disney cast members including Ashley Tisdale and Alyson Stoner.

“There is a python with a platypus in its mouth,” Elliot Bowerman’s friend called out as the two walked through a forest in Queensland, Australia. Sure enough, in the nearby creek, a two ...

Platypus Reclayed is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up video game developed and published by Claymatic. About Reclaimed. Remade. Reclayed. The legendary Platypus returns! 22 years after its first… ...