"They find it very difficult to find the exit." Experts issue warning after iconic creatures suffer disturbing deaths: 'Can ...

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 Australia ...

Australian authorities have charged a man after he allegedly stole a platypus from the wild and took it onto public transit. The unnamed 26-year-old man faces a fine of up to A$430,000 ($288,500) ...

Today's multi-millionaires can indulge in the ultimate at-sea experience from the comfort of a plush velvet couch, thanks to the so-called Nemo lounge, a room deep in the hull, with floor-to-ceiling ...

The suspected platypus thief could face a maximum penalty of $431,250. LONDON -- Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its ...

The platypuses were selected from different areas to ensure genetic diversity. "The iconic platypus is under immense pressure. The work that has gone into this project to get to the point of releasing ...

If you’ve always thought echidnas and platypuses were distant cousins who went their separate ways on land and water, think ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from health and the environment to technology and archaeology. Did you know that platypuses are armed with a venomous spur ...

Not sure how many of you are familiar with this kind of water vehicles, but in our world, something called semi-submarines exist. As the name says, we’re talking about things that are as boats to use ...

It's the Platypus Trophy, and precisely like its namesake, it has spent the past 66 years stealthily burrowing its way in and ...

Learn to draw the unusual platypus and another Australian water creature, the crocodile. Learn to draw one of the world’s most unusual animals, the platypus and another Australian water creature, the ...

“The platypus is the most touchy, temperamental, unpredictable animal,” says Australia’s David Fleay, and he should know. Called “the platypus man,” Fleay is the world’s leading authority on one of ...