From its duck-like bill to its venomous spur, the platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. Discover the bizarre ...

The platypus has been reintroduced into Australia’s oldest national park for the first time in half a century. It’s part of a landmark conservation project to protect the animals amid ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the ...

The platypus faces many challenges, including habitat loss; polluted and degraded waterways; plus housing development, dam construction, and mining and industrial activity, which disrupt its habitat.

The platypus’s conservation status is officially listed as “Near Threatened” both in Australia and internationally and it is believed that only 30,000 to 300,000 live in Australia, ...

Item 1 of 5 A platypus is released by CEO of Taronga Zoo Cameron Kerr and Scientists back into Sydney's Royal National Park for the first time in over fifty years, in Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2023.

Platypus, and their spiky echidna cousins, are monotremes — the only mammals that lay eggs. Around 180 million years ago, when all mammals were furry critters scurrying under the feet of ...

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 dogs have spent seasons surveying the sanctuary’s creek systems to monitor platypus populations and help combat their ...

The Platypus Rescue HQ at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, got its first four animals earlier this month. Eventually, it will be able to house as many as 64.

Platypus Reclayed is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up video game developed and published by Claymatic. About Reclaimed. Remade. Reclayed. The legendary Platypus returns! 22 years after its first… ...