An Australian angler spotted what he initially thought to be a massive trout and ended up capturing video of something even ...

Biologist says specimen filmed by a Victorian fisher is ‘unusual’, but not a rare albino as some had wondered ...

When cuteness was being handed out, the platypus was out partying. When he eventually showed up, covered in body glitter, all that remained in the animal anatomy box were the body part equivalents of ...

The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. An international consortium of scientists, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, ...

Cody Stylianou captured video of 'Pinky' feeding at a fishing spot in Gippsland ...

In a remote river in Victoria's east, a fisherman says he has encountered an ultra-rare pink platypus, one of only a handful ...

In a collaborative project between NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, UNSW Sydney and WWF-Australia, five female platypus have been released into the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The native Australian platypus could become extinct in the coming years as it struggles to adapt to climate change and extreme conditions. Drought has been the biggest issue ...

The Taronga Zoo Conservation Society plans to release platypus, koalas, spotted quols, and the Endangered regent honeyeater ...

Police are searching for a platypus believed to have been taken from its natural habitat on Tuesday morning. It's alleged the animal was taken from the wild in Queensland's Moreton district at about ...

A hunt for a man and a woman, as well as the platypus, was sparked after the pair was allegedly caught on CCTV showing the creature to people on a train. Police said the pair boarded a train at ...