The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an evolutionarily distinct semi‐aquatic mammal native to eastern Australia’s freshwater ecosystems. Recent ecological studies have shed light on its complex ...

The San Diego Zoo is joining an international collaboration project to ensure the survival of one of nature's truly unique animals — the platypus. Scientists with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ...

The platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth, combining traits of mammals, birds, and reptiles. This video explores its insane biology and why scientists are still baffled by it.

Native to the rivers and freshwater creeks of eastern Australia, its venom is the lesser-known feature that sets the platypus ...