It’s a semi-aquatic exotic with some remarkable traits! This week, we’re exploring the strange but true story of the platypus. * Platypuses use “electrolocation” while feeding, sending out impulses ...

Echidnas, also called spiny anteaters, are some of the weirdest mammals in the world. They're among the only mammals that don't give birth to live babies, and they also carry their young in a pouch.

Microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, says the University of Adelaide's Isabella Rose Wilson. Research from the University of Adelaide ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — A bright blip in a distant galaxy may link two mysterious categories of cosmic flares. The event, which astronomers playfully call the Platypus, could also offer a new way to ...

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 ...

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I learned from Amy Leach’s delightful “The Salt of the Universe” book that a baby groundhog is called a “chuckling.” That’s much cuter than the expletives I used to let fly when the coterie of ...

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is partnering with an Australian zoo to study how climate change is affecting platypuses as a way to save the egg-laying mammal. The species is declining because of ...

Partnership with Taronga Zoo in Australia will focus on climate resilience. ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) - Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance are taking part in a brand new study to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — They are an ...

The world’s first platypus conservation center is now open. The initiative will serve as a beacon of hope for the semi-aquatic species whose population has been declining for decades. The Platypus ...