Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus - one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. The researchers, whose analysis ...

With their small furry bodies and extraordinarily unusual features, platypuses certainly have their own unique charm — but hidden beneath this playful-looking exterior is a formidable defensive system ...

With its furry body and duck-billed face, the platypus is nothing if not bizarre looking. But scientists have confirmed that its strangeness is more than skin deep — after unraveling the animal's ...

The platypus has such a bizarre mix of features that the first samples sent back to Europe were examined for signs of fraud—biologists suspected a trickster had stitched together pieces of different ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus — one of nature’s strangest animals with a bill like a duck’s, a mammal’s fur and snake-like venom. The ...

The platypus has long fascinated scientists, with its weirdly unique assortment of features making it one of the most unusual animals on the planet. Now a team of Australian researchers has found that ...

The platypus is one of the most unique animals in the world. It’s a mammal, but it lays eggs. It has webbed feet, a beaver-like tail, and an otter-like snout and bill that helps it locate food ...

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SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus -- one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. The ...

The researchers, whose analysis of the platypus genome was published Thursday in the journal Nature, said it could help explain how mammals, including humans, evolved from reptiles millions of years ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube Australia is home to some truly unique and unexpected creatures, but few are quite as strange and fascinating as the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).