Extraordinary photos capture a moment most people have never seen. See the pictures of the rarely spotted Aussie animal.

Platypus diplomacy by Australia to woo foreign countries caused intrigue and headlines. But it didn’t always end well for the ...

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

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

Water for the environment will be delivered into the Goulburn River during July. Known as a ‘winter fresh’, water will be ...

Winston the Platypus was captured from the Watts River near Healesville, Victoria, and housed in a specially built “platypusary”: a temperature-monitored crate filled with fresh water, artificial ...

A rare sight of a wild platypus swimming near the water surface in its natural freshwater habitat. The unique features of this semi-aquatic mammal, native to Australia, are clearly visible, making ...

The specialized requirements for platypus captivity, including water quality, temperature control, complex habitat design, and specialized diet, make them exceptionally challenging to maintain outside ...

Platypus in Natural History Museum, Dublin, Ireland. Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons One of the most intriguing aspects of the platypus is its reproduction. As a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Echidnas may have evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an unusual evolutionary event ...

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 ...

Analysis of single bone may tell us if the platypus is an evolutionary anomaly - starting on land, then returning to water.