An artist's illustration of an ancient platypus-like creature against a gray background. Around 70 million years ago, a small, furry, platypus-like creature shuffled along the banks of an ancient lake ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Echidnas may have evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an unusual evolutionary event, ...

Typically, mammals give birth to live young. However, three unusual species defy this norm. Scientists are intrigued by the phenomenon, referring to it as an “extremely rare occurrence” that took ...

(via SciShow) Look, we all think platypuses are weird. Just one look at these beaver-tailed, egg-laying, duck-billed weirdos makes you wonder how we're even both mammals. But I have news for you - ...

The platypus is such a strange animal that it was originally thought to be an elaborate hoax by pranksters When European ...

With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, platypuses are one of the world’s strangest-looking creatures. They are such an unusual mammal that the first scientists to study them believed ...

At first, it seemed to be another caprice of two already unusual animals: Flying squirrels and platypuses were found to be fluorescent, absorbing invisible ultraviolet light and re-emitting it in ...

It’s a semi-aquatic exotic with some remarkable traits! This week, we’re exploring the strange but true story of the platypus. * Platypuses use “electrolocation” while feeding, sending out impulses ...

Emily McColl-Gausden receives funding from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, The University of Melbourne and the Ecological Society of Australia. Andrew Weeks is a Director at EnviroDNA, a company that ...

The world’s first platypus conservation center is now open. The initiative will serve as a beacon of hope for the semi-aquatic species whose population has been declining for decades. The Platypus ...