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

"Successful and resilient." Researchers thrilled as unique species returns to national park after 50-year absence: 'There was ...

Gowangardie Weir on the Broken River could be decommissioned as part of a major project.

No, these aren't straightjacket blabberings due to another vicious bout of temporary madness; instead, they are just 10% of ...

Platypus are part of a mammal order known as monotremes, which includes echidnas, and means they lay eggs, according to the Australian Museum. Their paddle-like tail acts as a fat reserve, and ...

Students from Bendemeer Public School spent time with the University of NSW's leading platypus expert Dr Gilad Bino along the Macdonald River learning about one of our most elusive native animals ...

Delphi, an adult female platypus, was translocated from the Snowy River to the Royal National Park last May and caught again for a health check last Saturday.Credit: Nick Moir Platypuses are back ...

Platypuses being released back into the Hawkesbury-Nepean River catchment in NSW. A natural wonder The platypus is one of Australia’s most loved and iconic species. These semi-aquatic, air breathing ...

We must save our platypuses, before it’s too late. Platypuses being released back into the Hawkesbury-Nepean River catchment, New South Wales.

Other photos show it floating in the middle of the river. The leucistic white platypus in the middle of the river. Photo from Streeting, Daugherty, Burrows, Bower, Watson, Daugherty and Dillon (2023) ...

Researchers saw the white platypus 10 times between February 2021 and July 2023, the study said. Several short videos show the rare animal floating along the surface of the river before quickly ...