While the echidna species has 400 to 2,000 electroreceptor skin cells, the platypus has 40,000 across the top and bottom of its bill. Scientists believe that at some point during platypus ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount ... a number of modern animals—including birds—are depicted along the top of the cladogram in Figure 1. Note, however, that ...

When Europeans first encountered the odd-looking platypus, it became the centre of scientific debate: was it real or just an elaborate hoax? The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling ...

Australia is home to some truly unique and unexpected creatures, but few are quite as strange and fascinating as the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). The platypus doesn’t fit into any partic ...

The platypus is arguably one of the most distinct animals on the planet. Here are a few things you might not have known about ...