An Australian man was arrested after being seen with a stolen platypus, which Queensland Police are still searching for. The man took the platypus from its natural habitat on Tuesday and was seen ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found only in Australia amid threats to its ...

While the world has focused on koalas badly burned and killed in the Australian bushfires one elusive mammal the duck billed platypus with webbed feet is fighting for its existence. Australia has ...

"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The native Australian platypus could become extinct in the coming years as it struggles to adapt to climate change and extreme conditions. Drought has been the biggest issue ...

Australian authorities have charged a man after he allegedly stole a platypus from the wild and took it onto public transit. The unnamed 26-year-old man faces a fine of up to A$430,000 ($288,500) ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the suspect ...

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SYDNEY, Australia – Platypuses are at risk of extinction due to Australia’s devastating droughts and other threats, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales ...

The Australian platypus could be on the “brink of extinction,” scientists are warning. Researchers at the University of New South Wales warned climate change could reduce the population of the ...

The police had appealed for help after the platypus was spotted at a train station in Queensland. The animal was later released, but the authorities have been unable to find it. By Mike Ives A man in ...