You already know the platypus is strange. It's the animal that lays eggs, has a duck bill, shoots venom from its ankles, and glows under blacklight for reasons no one can explain. In fact, when ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by combining physical traits in a bizarre way. They're egg-laying mammals with ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian conservationists on Wednesday unveiled plans to build the world's first refuge for the platypus, to promote breeding and rehabilitation as the duck-billed mammal faces ...

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 ...