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

The platypus’s electroreception abilities transform it into a precision hunter in its aquatic environment. When foraging, a platypus can detect the minute electrical fields generated by the muscle ...

Platypuses possess an extraordinary superpower: electroreception, the ability to detect electrical fields underwater with astonishing precision. Unlike other mammals that rely primarily on vision, ...

The platypus is one of the few mammals that can detect electric fields. Its bill is equipped with electroreceptors that sense the weak electrical signals produced by the muscle contractions of prey.

Adult platypuses are set in their ways, so Fleay decided to catch young ones and condition them to human company before committing them to The Bronx. During the breeding season, female platypuses ...

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The 21-year-old whale nicknamed Platypus and her calf Cashew were spotted from shore near Ormond Beach in Volusia County on Sunday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

11 Animals That Have a Sixth Sense Additional perceptive abilities allow animals to experience the world in ways we can't imagine.

A flash of light called the Platypus has hallmarks of a mid-sized black hole shredding a star and a type of burst thought to be a stellar explosion.

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.