Maintain control at all times and avoid jerky movements. Let me explain it another way, a platypus walk involves performing the following sequence of movements: Spread your stance a bit wider than ...

When three-time premiership winner Mitch Kenny isn’t leading the line speed for Penrith, he’s spearheading a conservation ...

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 ...

In a time of hardship, Hobart resident Pete Walsh turns to the secretive platypus for solace, only to discover it is the platypus that needs his help to survive in a habitat under threat. Preview: In ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?

The platypus population of the Nepean River needs ... “I spend a lot of my days off in the mountains, bush walking. It started into a bit of a hobby, going out with a head torch of a night ...