The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover

They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.The platypus is one of only five mammal species that lay eggs, which are called ...

Beloved SD Zoo Safari Park platypus dies at 21

Eve, the 21-year-old platypus, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has died after receiving ongoing care for pneumonia.

Platypus fur adds another strange feature to an increasingly long list

The combination of a beaver-like body and duck-like bill of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is only the first of a ...
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Man charged after platypus is taken from the wild and onto a train

(CNN) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the ...