Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

Platypuses are so weird scientists sliced them open because they thought they were fake. But why? Male platypus have ven ...

The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

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 ...

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99% of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

(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 - ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - From high altitudes to tropical rainforests, platypuses are native to Eastern Australia. When it was first scientifically described in 1799, it was laughed at and checked for ...

Linda Shearwin receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Frank Grützner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...