Australia is home to some truly unique and unexpected creatures, but few are quite as strange and fascinating as the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). The platypus doesn’t fit into any partic ...

The pair were captured on camera holding the animal at Morayfield, about an hour north of Brisbane city An Australian man has been charged after allegedly stealing a platypus from the wild ...

Males also have a pair of venomous spurs on their hind feet, but they don't use them for traditional attack or defence. Watch the Museum's venom evolution expert, Dr Ronald Jenner, explore the toxic ...

However, the specialized cells on the platypus’s bill allow it to pick up electric pulses. This sixth sense in the platypus is called electrolocation and it’s a highly effective method of hunting.

The habitat of the platypus has shrunk by almost a quarter in just three decades, researchers have warned. An egg-laying mammal known for its duck-like bill, the platypus is found in river systems ...

Platypus have long been a part of south-east Queensland's waterways, but recent testing has shown their numbers are dropping. Experts say a series of devastating floods and an expanding urban ...