Platypuses' nocturnal nature made researchers suspect they might glow under ultraviolet light. Mammalia 2020; 10.1515/mammalia-2020-0027 Disney Channel may not have been far off with when they colored ...

A new report finds platypus numbers are declining in Australia, prompting the authors of the report to call for the species to be listed as endangered. Stuart Cohen One of Australia’s most adored ...

The platypus is one of the most unique animals in the world. It’s a mammal, but it lays eggs. It has webbed feet, a beaver-like tail, and an otter-like snout and bill that helps it locate food ...

A team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has established a new platypus colony in the Royal National Park on the banks of the Hacking River outside of ...

Witness the story of Pete Walsh, a Tasmanian man who befriends a platypus he names Zoom. With the help of experts, Pete learns more about the platypus’s secret world in a mission to protect them from ...

Anglers are urged to dispose of illegal fishing nets and stick with safer open-top traps, after two platypuses are found drowned in regional Victorian waterways.