While this may seem like the opposite of a flirting tactic to humans, according to researchers, this is a common mating behavior ... captured the near-threatened platypus in the Australian ...

When Europeans first encountered the odd-looking platypus, it became the centre of scientific debate: was it real or just an elaborate hoax? The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?