It’s hard to blame their initial scepticism. With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver, fur like an otter, reptilian-like stingers, and webbed feet with sharp claws, the platypus certainly ...

Despite their awkward appearance, the platypus has a superpower-like sixth sense that it uses to hunt. With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, ...

The amphibious platypus has a bill and webbed feet, like a duck, and a beaver-esque tail. The small creature spends much of its time hunting for food in the water.

Adult males measure 15.7 to 24.8 inches long from the tip of their bill to the tip of their tail and weigh 1.7 to 6.6 pounds. Females are smaller than males, measuring 14.5 to 21.6 inches in ...

Should you ever need to pick u p a platypus (and experts suggest you shouldn't, for its health and yours), the only safe way to do so is to grab the end of its tail to avoid being "spurred ...

A platypus has a tail like a beaver’s, webbed feet, nostrils that close tightly to forage underwater and legs on the sides of its body, which is more like lizards than other mammals, ...

Indeed, the platypus's unique appearance—a duck's bill and feet, an otter's body and fur, and a beaver's tail—all but screams "hoax." Feejee Mermaid, anyone?Even though Shaw doubted its ...

Platypus numbers may have more than halved over several decades, research models show, but figures are hard to pinpoint. Environment groups estimate the total population between 30,000 and 300,000.

The platypus is one of the most unique animals in the world. It’s a mammal, but it lays eggs. It has webbed feet, a beaver-like tail, and an otter-like snout and bill that helps it locate food ...

The amphibious platypus has a bill and webbed feet, like a duck, and a beaver-esque tail. The small creature spends much of its time hunting for food in the water.