“The platypus is the most touchy, temperamental, unpredictable animal,” says Australia’s David Fleay, and he should know. Called “the platypus man,” Fleay is the world’s leading authority on one of ...

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 ...

Monotremes are the only mammals left that lay eggs. This video of newly hatched baby platypuses and echidnas is one of few that documents this incredible process. Watch the Full Episode with your FREE ...

Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a broad tail. But their appearance isn’t even the strangest thing about them. Not ...

An animal that lays eggs, produces milk, glows under UV light, possesses venom, and detects prey with electrical signals?

Platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago, reveals an "exciting" new platypus fossil find. Paleontologists made the rare discovery east of the Flinders Ranges in remote outback South ...