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 ...

Homewood Wetland at Ghin Ghin, near Yea, will be connected to the Goulburn River during the winter fresh. Water for the ...

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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.

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.

A study of a 100-million-year-old bone suggests the ancient relative of the echidna and the platypus was semiaquatic — and echidnas moved back to the land from the water as they evolved.