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 ...

It’s not every day that you get to see a tiny baby platypus in the wild—but luckily for us, a wildlife photographer has captured amazing and rare footage of one. The end result is such a cute video of ...

Baby platypuses are irresistibly cute. Their tiny bills, soft, fluffy fur, and awkward little flippers make them look like creatures from a child’s imagination. Endearing waddles and clumsy paddling ...

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 ...

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If you've ever headed down an internet rabbit hole of wondering what to call a baby platypus, you're not alone. (Guilty as charged!) And depending on where you look, the answer might be "puggle," ...

You're a mammal. So is a kangaroo. We've got much in common. But one of the most interesting is we all feed our newborns with milk. The word mammal comes from mamma, which is Latin for breast. In ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: These platypuses are waddling into what researchers hope is something like paradise. There are streams, waterfalls, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is what might ...