"Everyone was so happy." Trail cameras capture images of unique creature not seen in decades: 'It was the first time everyone ...

Forget the Hollywood thriller Snakes on a Plane, an Australian man is ... But the platypus’ fate is a mystery. “Police were advised the animal was released into the Caboolture River and ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

Although, even if you’re in Australia, a platypus may be hard to find roaming the wild. They are nocturnal animals and only come out at night. Platypuses may have some duck-like characteristics ...

There are few things more Aussie than hauling in a feed of yabbies. But sadly one of the most common methods to catch the small crustaceans was having a devastating impact on one of their natural ...

One of the world’s strangest looking animals has been rapidly vanishing from Australian waterways. When ranger Alfred Hunter ...

Welcome to the deadly animals of Australia. This factual series looks at deadly animals from the Platypus to the Great White…this is a journey of horror and fascination.

Conservationists warn a rare sighting of a platypus does not indicate a healthy population of the iconic Australian animal. Credit: UNSW Centre of Ecosystem Science One of Australia’s most ...

Australia is home to a rich variety of rare and unique animals, with nearly 80% of its plants and animals found nowhere else ...

In his 1802 book, An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Colonel David Collins wrote of the webbed and clawed feet that allowed the animal to swim and burrow with ease. He was also ...