The world’s first platypus conservation center is now open. The initiative will serve as a beacon of hope for the semi-aquatic species whose population has been declining for decades. The Platypus ...

Australia is home to some truly unique and unexpected creatures, but few are quite as strange and fascinating as the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). The platypus doesn’t fit into any particular ...

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

What on earth is a platypus? Even its name seems strange. When Europeans first heard the startling news of a newly discovered creature called the “platypus,” most of them thought it was just a joke.

An artist's illustration of an ancient platypus-like creature against a gray background. Around 70 million years ago, a small, furry, platypus-like creature shuffled along the banks of an ancient lake ...

"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . Reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...