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For six years the earnest curators of New York’s Bronx Zoo have busied themselves with the delicate problem of platypus family life. Platypus reproduction is a baffling business, for platypuses are ...

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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 ...

A rare sight of a wild platypus swimming near the water surface in its natural freshwater habitat. The unique features of this semi-aquatic mammal, native to Australia, are clearly visible, making ...

With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, platypuses are one of the world’s strangest-looking creatures. They are such an unusual mammal that the first scientists to study them believed ...

Reclaimed. Remade. Reclayed. The legendary Platypus returns! 22 years after its first appearance, the iconic indie shoot ’em up Platypus is coming back, better than ever! Led by the original creator ...