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 ...

The platypus is one of the most unique animals in the world. Let’s dive in and explore six weird facts about the platypus!

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia ...

What Do Platypuses Eat? The platypus is carnivorous. Its prey are invertebrates such as the annelid worms and insect larvae, as well as freshwater shrimp and yabbies, a crustacean that resembles ...

A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features The fur of Australia’s iconic oddity fluoresces under ultraviolet light ...

The study found that large dams are significant barriers to platypus movements, which led to greater genetic differentiation, or restricted gene flow, between platypuses above and below large dams ...

Platypuses Lost 22% of Their Habitat Over Last 30 Years The startling finding comes in a report that documents the iconic Australian animal’s decline and recommends increased legal protections ...

We knew platypuses were incredible. Now we know they glow, too The fur of the platypus glows under a blacklight—a finding that raises questions about its role in these strange mammals.

What other secrets are they hiding? By Cara Giaimo When last we checked on the platypus, it was confounding our expectations of mammals with its webbed feet, duck-like bill and laying of eggs ...

Photos of the egg-laying mammals and the researchers working to conserve them underscore the growing challenges the animals face.

Stopping up rivers where platypuses reside is restricting the odd animals’ migration patterns and causing inbreeding, scientists say. By Nicholas Bakalar The duck-billed platypus faces many ...