When initial reports of a creature that combined the feet of an otter, the tail of a beaver and the bill of a duck arrived on the shores of 18th-century London, doubt was thick. Skeptics were further ...

The platypus was a top secret gift from Australia, found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

The platypus’ current condition is unknown. Although police were advised that the animal was released into the nearby Caboolture River, it has not yet been located by authorities. Queensland ...

"The platypus that we did rescue, we had two die the next day. "Their bellies are empty and they're all riddled with E. coli and a greater diversity of bacteria than that.

The platypus was categorised as a near-threatened species by the IUCN in 2014. Kingsford said the worst-case scenario coming from the study would be changing that categorisation to endangered ...

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"A male platypus has five X chromosomes, no two alike, and five Y chromosomes," he says. Scientists are eager to study its genes because the platypus is one of the most ancient mammals, appearing ...