You already know the platypus is strange. It’s the animal that lays eggs, has a duck bill, shoots venom from its ankles, and ...

The platypus has long been one of nature’s most bewildering creatures. It lays eggs. It has a duck-like bill and a ...

Find out the truth about how the duck-billed platypus chews and digests its food, and if it really lacks a stomach.

Nearly 230 years after its discovery, the platypus is still finding new ways to baffle the scientific community.

Platypuses are true oddballs. They look like a mish-mash of several animals, with duck-like bills, beaver-like tails and ...

Platypuses are the first mammals known to have hollow melanosomes, pigment-bearing structures found in the hair of many animals.

You might think you know why the platypus is a bizarre beast. Maybe you know that it lays eggs, that the males have venomous spurs on their ankles, and that it can sense electricity with its bill. But ...

An adored and treasured platypus at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park passed away on Wednesday, the non-profit announced. The ...

Platypus populations in Australia are becoming increasingly isolated as their habitats are fragmented by human-made dams. As a result, the long-term survival of this distinctive species is falling ...

Duck lips selfies are out and the Platypus pout, favoured by Gen Z celebrities such as Ariana Greenblatt and Lily-Rose Depp ...