The suspected platypus thief could face a maximum penalty of $431,250. LONDON -- Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its ...

Taking a platypus from its natural habitat carries a fine of up to $431,250 (£231,745), with police and vets concerned for its welfare, saying the longer it is away from its home, the more chance it ...

A platypus, a mammal of rather ordinary stature with a ducklike bill, is seen at a national park in Queensland, Australia. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a ...

protecting platypuses from invasive predators when they move over land reducing river pollution establishing insurance populations to ensure genetic diversity relocating individuals more research to ...

Abandon any notion that the duck-billed platypus is a soft and cuddly creature ― maybe like Perry the Platypus in the Phineas and Ferb cartoon. This platypus, renowned as one of the few mammals that ...

Everyone knows that the duck-billed platypus is pretty strange. But it seems this mammal's eccentricities extend beyond its famous bill, and habit of laying eggs, to the way its genes determine sex.

Luis Mijangos receives funding from UNSW Canberra, Australian Research Council, Taronga Conservation Society, and the Australian Government’s Environmental Water Holder. The platypus is one of Earth’s ...