This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. We always knew platypuses--or platypi--were weird. After all, they have ...

Whether you choose to call them platypi, platypodes, or platypuses, the platypus in plural or singular ranks as one of the most distinct animals on Earth. In fact, they are so unusual that when they ...

WASHINGTON — When the British naturalist George Shaw received a weird specimen from Australia in 1799 — one with a mole’s fur, a duck’s bill and spurs on its rear legs — he did what any skeptical ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park's latest inhabitants may look cute zipping, diving and splashing in their new exhibit, but this pair of platypuses from the "Down Under" will play a much larger role to ...