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.

In 2008, scientists deciphered the entire DNA of the duck-billed platypus and determined that, in accordance with the animal’s somewhat bizarre appearance, the platypus shared genes with ...

Another shooting trip brings down one of the most bizarre creatures Darwin has ever encountered -- a web-footed, duck-billed platypus. "I consider it a great feat, to be in at the death of so ...