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.

The baby platypus is born around 1.5 centimetres long but rapidly grows, reaching about 20 times its birth size after 14 weeks. It only emerges from the burrow once it's three or four months old.

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 ...

You might know the platypus as Australia's iconic shy, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying mammal. Unfortunately, the odd animal is also struggling to survive. This is why ...