Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a ...

What on earth is a platypus? Even its name seems strange. When Europeans first heard the startling news of a newly discovered creature called the “platypus,” most of them thought it was just a joke.

Kathryn Russell receives funding from Melbourne Water and the Australian Research Council. Darren Bos receives funding from Melbourne Water. Rhys Coleman works for Melbourne Water. Has received ...