Luis Mijangos receives funding from UNSW Canberra, Australian Research Council, Taronga Conservation Society, and the Australian Government’s Environmental Water Holder. The platypus is one of Earth’s ...

Everyone knows that the duck-billed platypus is pretty strange. But it seems this mammal's eccentricities extend beyond its famous bill, and habit of laying eggs, to the way its genes determine sex.

The so-called prehistoric platypus certainly didn't look intelligent. Its little head was strangely out of proportion with its large body and its tiny eyes probably couldn't see much. But despite this ...

The platypus is one of the most unique animals in the world. It’s a mammal, but it lays eggs. It has webbed feet, a beaver-like tail, and an otter-like snout and bill that helps it locate food ...

A platypus, a mammal of rather ordinary stature with a ducklike bill, is seen at a national park in Queensland, Australia. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a ...

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 ...

Abandon any notion that the duck-billed platypus is a soft and cuddly creature -- maybe like Perry the Platypus in the Phineas and Ferb cartoon. The males can deliver a mega-sting that causes ...

The suspected platypus thief could face a maximum penalty of $431,250. LONDON -- Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its ...

Three studies uncovered the unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and Pekin duck. Platypus have five pairs of sex chromosomes forming an unusual chain shape, while the sex chromosomes of emu and ...