“There is a python with a platypus in its mouth,” Elliot Bowerman’s friend called out as the two walked through a forest in Queensland, Australia. Sure enough, in the nearby creek, a two ...

Despite its odd look, the platypus is perfectly adapted to its environment. It has a furry, otter-like body, a tail the same shape as a beaver's, and a mouth reminiscent of a duck's. In his 1802 book, ...

The adult Platypus breaks up its food with horny pads inside its mouth.) The Riversleigh Platypus would have lived in freshwater pools surrounded by rainforest. Like the living Platypus it had ...

Platypus milk could help combat one of humanity's looming problems, antibiotic resistance, scientists say. The weird creatures have a duck's beak, venomous feet and are one of only two mammals ...

In 2016 an image of another distraction burglar with a "platypus mouth" attracted dozens of comments. 'Craig David' e-fit mocked on Facebook Bearded raider e-fit draws online mockery 'Fred ...