All manner of flora lined its banks, from towering paperbarks to delicate ferns. The water teemed with river blackfish, yabbies, eels and platypuses, while noisy water birds gathered in flocks above.

The same is true of most reptiles and even many mammals, including bears, moose, tigers, sloths, platypuses, rhinos and pangolins. Now, Schradin and a handful of pioneering biologists are ...

In our glass today is an Australian rum, which underwent tropical and continental ageing. The front label has a cute platypus – after the equally cute quokka edition from the same bottler and from the ...

A platypus chews a food item on the surface of a pool at Eungella National Park of Queensland, Australia. Image by crbellette via Depositphotos. The platypus is one of the most curious and intriguing ...

The platypus is a marvel of evolution, situated at the crossroads of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Its ancestors branched off from other mammals around 166 million years ago, resulting in a patchwork ...

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David Attenborough discovers the curiosities connected to the platypus. The attributes of this animal are so extraordinary, they have led to accusations of forgery and have ultimately made us ...

Do you know huntsman spiders shed their skin? I didn't. And northern Australia is quite the place to witness such a thing. Getting there: The nearest airport is Cairns where you can hire a car and ...

A piranha is a diverse species of fish from the Serrasalmidae family or a member of the subfamily Serrasalminae. It’s a freshwater fish that lives in lakes, floodplains, reservoirs, and South American ...

An asteroid the size of 18 platypus is set to pass much closer to the Earth than the Moon on Thursday, March 30, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The asteroid in question has been designated ...