Adult males measure 15.7 to 24.8 inches long from the tip of their bill to the tip of their tail and weigh 1.7 to 6.6 pounds. Females are smaller than males, measuring 14.5 to 21.6 inches in length ...

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The platypus is perhaps the most bizarre creature on the planet. It’s a venomous, egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal. Those things simply aren’t supposed to go together. In ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by combining physical traits in a bizarre way. They're egg-laying mammals with ...

Most humans probably think very little of the platypus — if at all. But this strange Australian mammal, with its webbed feet and beaver-like tail, is actually a treasure trove of genetic information.

The platypus is arguably one of the most distinct animals on the planet. Here are a few things you might not have known about this quirky creature. A platypus’s bill has thousands of cells that give ...

A decision to rescue a "feisty" platypus from a roadside gutter left Jenny Forward in extreme pain and needing medical treatment. The semi-aquatic mammal had spurred her hand. Within seconds of ...