The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling array of features. Not only does it have that iconic duck bill, it lays eggs like a bird or reptile but feeds milk to its young like a mammal.

From its duck-like bill to its venomous spur, the platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. Discover the bizarre biology and surprising features that make this creature truly one of a kind.

The platypus is an adorable little mammal with a beak like a duck and a body like a beaver. Found primarily in Australia, the ...

A team of scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom has finally elucidated the strange sex chromosome system of the duck-billed platypus. The first study, the findings of which are published ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?

In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Pete Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that needs his help to survive in a habitat under threat. Preview: In ...

Thank you for praying for our family in the death of my wife’s brother this week. He is the first of seven sibs to pass away. While waiting in a ...

Most of the species that Ferdinand sketched in Australia were plants, but he also made drawings of the country's unique animals, such as the platypus. This egg-laying mammal intrigued Europeans when ...