Notoriously tough to count, the venomous, egg-laying mammals seem to be declining. Platypus researcher and ecologist Josh Griffiths cradles a female platypus he just captured. Researchers are lobbying ...

The platypus, a unique mammal, possesses a venom system in adult males delivered via hind leg spurs. This venom, primarily for social dominance, causes intense, persistent pain in humans due to its ...

Naturalist Charles Darwin first spotted a platypus in the Cox's River, with the sighting leading him to question the idea of a single creator. Locals say the shy creatures have disappeared from the ...

Two platypuses have been discovered dead in illegal fishing traps in Gippsland recently. Experts say casual recreational anglers are more likely to be unaware of Victorian regulations, which ban the ...

It’s a semi-aquatic exotic with some remarkable traits! This week, we’re exploring the strange but true story of the platypus. * Platypuses use “electrolocation” while feeding, sending out impulses ...

These dogs have learned new tricks to help researchers search for platypuses in hard-to-reach places. Kip the kelpie-cross and Moss the labrador – two members of Zoos Victoria’s Wildlife Detection Dog ...

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor. The ...

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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — A bright blip in a distant galaxy may link two mysterious categories of cosmic flares. The event, which astronomers playfully call the Platypus, could also offer a new way to ...

The platypus is found only in Australia, where it spends most of its life swimming in freshwater ponds and streams. Its incredibly sensitive bird-like bill contains thousands of electroreceptors.

With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, platypuses are one of the world’s strangest-looking creatures. They are such an unusual mammal that the first scientists to study them believed ...

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