Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

When Europeans first saw a platypus, they thought it was fake. A fur-covered mammal with a duck-like bill that lays eggs made no sense at the time. It turns out the platypus is one of only two ...

The Kratts encounter a mother platypus and her eggs on a kayaking expedition in Australia. While kayaking in Australia, Martin and Chris encounter one of the world's most unusual creatures, a platypus ...

You might think you know why the platypus is a bizarre beast. Maybe you know that it lays eggs, that the males have venomous spurs on their ankles, and that it can sense electricity with its bill. But ...