For the first time ever, a duck-billed platypus was born in captivity. The baby platypus was born to a pair named Jack & Jill in the Healesville animal sanctuary near Melbourne, Australia. Its birth ...

A female platypus, dubbed Zoom, preps a nesting site after the mating season. A female platypus, dubbed Zoom, preps a nesting site after the mating season. Female platypus can dig up to 30 feet into ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

Few animals are as strange - or as fascinating - as the platypus. In this episode, we dive into the bizarre world of this one-of-a-kind creature, from its duck-like bill to its venomous spurs. We ...

One of only two living mammals to lay eggs, the platypus has baffled and inspired the scientific community for hundreds of years. Three years in the making, this stunning natural history film takes us ...