Australia tried to send a live platypus across U-boat-infested waters to Britain as a diplomatic gift. The mission, part ...

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...

The Albanese and Allan Labor Governments are investing in game changing environmental projects that will restore critical habitat for our beloved ...

Her work suggests there’s been what’s known as a ‘shifting baseline’ when it comes to platypus populations in Australian waterways. “Essentially, people will go to their local river and might see two ...

Tasmania, the island state of Australia, sits about 150 miles south of the mainland and was hit with a “ cold snap ” that ...

Notoriously tough to count, the venomous, egg-laying mammals seem to be declining. Platypus researcher and ecologist Josh Griffiths cradles a female platypus he just captured. Researchers are ...

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to ...

Platypuses in Royal National Park are thought to have been wiped out by an oil spill more than 50 years ago, but the iconic ...

The platypus isn’t just strange, it’s one of the most scientifically baffling animals on Earth. With the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, the feet of an otter, and the ability to lay eggs, this ...

A man in Australia has been charged after allegedly taking a platypus from its natural habitat on the outskirts of Brisbane and taking it on a train, where it was shown to passengers. The animal ...