"Successful and resilient." Researchers thrilled as unique species returns to national park after 50-year absence: 'There was ...

Even when a taxidermy platypus was physically displayed in front of them, many well-respected... advertisement. AZ Animals US. 10 Interesting Facts About Platypuses. Story by Kellianne Matthews ...

2. Platypuses Are Venomous Mammals . Very few mammals are venomous. It's weird enough that the male platypus delivers venom, but that he does it through ankle spurs makes it even more curious.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the ...

We recently brought you the story of a collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets who, together in May 2023, reintroduced a population of platypuses into Sydney’s Royal National Park. The ...

The Platypus Rescue HQ at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, got its first four animals earlier this month. Eventually, it will be able to house as many as 64.

You might know the platypus as Australia's iconic shy, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying mammal. Unfortunately, the odd animal is also struggling to survive. This is why ...

The big problem is food. Platypuses eat half their weight daily, and they demand live food. So every day Fleay dispenses 2,000 earthworms. 200 meal grubs, 30 crayfish, chafer grubs and crickets.

Despite their awkward appearance, the platypus has a superpower-like sixth sense that it uses to hunt. With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, ...

Platypus numbers may have more than halved over several decades, research models show, but figures are hard to pinpoint. Environment groups estimate the total population between 30,000 and 300,000.