The platypus is such a strange animal that it was originally thought to be an elaborate hoax by pranksters When European ...

Yungaburra Landcare Group, who have long monitored the Peterson Creek and removed invasive aquatic weeds, have been collecting monthly water samples near Lake Eacham. The group, which was concerned by ...

Faecal bacteria levels 80 times the safe limit in a popular platypus-watching creek threaten both wildlife populations and a $3 million tourism industry. Yungaburra Landcare Group, who have long ...

The platypus, a unique mammal, possesses a venom system in adult males delivered via hind leg spurs. This venom, primarily for social dominance, causes intense, persistent pain in humans due to its ...

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Everyone knows the platypus looks bizarre: its duck's beak, webbed feet, fur, swimming skills, secretive lifestyle and egg-laying talents combine to make the Australian mammal an object of fascination ...