Platypus Man premiered January 23, 1995. The concept of a "Platypus Man", the concept of a "cooking show for guys" and the scenes involving the main character's social life were drawn from Jeni's ...

In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Pete Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that needs his help to survive in a habitat under threat. Preview: In ...

When Europeans first encountered the odd-looking platypus, it became the centre of scientific debate: was it real or just an elaborate hoax? The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling ...

You could even have been aware of the horror show that happens when a honey bee dies. But what about platypuses? Surely the weirdness of the animal stops with their duck-billed, beaver-tailed ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?

‘When you see that happening in front of you it is just amazing’: Despite his years of knowledge, Hobart’s own ‘platypus guardian’ is still amazed by the animal. How he’s sharing his ...