The chirpy platypus sounds shared by @unsw almost sound like beeping, something one commenter compared to a failed internet ...

Male platypuses also have venomous spurs on their hind feet, making them dangerous for humans to handle. “If you are lucky enough to see a platypus in the wild, keep your distance.

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 may become sick, be diseased, or die the longer it is out of its natural environment. Police have been told the animal was released into the Caboolture River, away from where it was ...

Platypuses only live naturally in eastern Australia and Tasmania, and there are an estimated 300,000 left in the world. In dammed rivers, they are divided into small, genetically distinct groups ...

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 ...

The platypus was released back into a river, police said, and it has not been found by authorities to confirm its condition. The man was charged with one count of taking a protected animal and one ...

Item 1 of 5 A platypus is released by CEO of Taronga Zoo Cameron Kerr and Scientists back into Sydney's Royal National Park for the first time in over fifty years, in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2023.

Male platypuses also have venomous spurs on their hind feet, making them dangerous for humans to handle. “If you are lucky enough to see a platypus in the wild, keep your distance.