Minnesota officially designates the giant beaver as state fossil, years after students sparked a classroom effort in Eden ...

Before your visit, discover some of Earth's most captivating creatures found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, like the ...

Beavers are helping to protect forests from wildfires — scientists found that beaver habitats are resistant to burning.

Rivers up and down the north coast of New South Wales have been hammered again, just three years after devastating floods hit ...

From introductory ski lessons to the biggest kite festival in North America, these kid-tested, parent-approved getaways put ...

What on earth is a Platypus? Even its name seems strange, though not nearly as strange as the animal it belongs to. When ...

With its duck-like bill, beaver-like tail, otter-like feet, and venomous spurs, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) defies conventional classification and stands as one of evolution’s most ...

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor.

The clue leading to this conclusion comes down to a matter of bone density. Platypus bones are relatively compact, helping the duck-billed, beaver-tailed mammal remain under water with minimal effort.

The Platypus: Nature’s Enigma (image credits: unsplash) The platypus is perhaps the most famous of all egg-laying mammals. With its duck-bill, webbed feet, and beaver-like tail, it looks like a ...