By Paul Harvey The platypus is an evolutionary anomaly. This duck-billed, semiaquatic mammal is both unique and rare. It’s ...

Obdurodon insignis was an ancestor of the modern platypus lived during the late Oligocene period around 25 million years ago ...

Take a trip with me 25 million years into the past. We’re going for a swim in one of central Australia’s slow-flowing rivers ...

PICKING "PLATYPUS"... out of the hat during Charades or a guess-the-word game? Oh goodness, you're really going to need to pause and think that one through for a minute. Because there's no other ...

Fossils reveal an ancient platypus species (Obdurodon insignis) that still had teeth, offering insight into how this unusual animal evolved.

There's nothing cuter than a baby learning to walk — or, um, swim. This video, which was uploaded to YouTube by Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, shows the newest platypus arrivals ...

The Pacifica Platypus Swim Club (PPSC) traveled to the Jean Brink Pool from their training facility at Terra Nova High School for a weekend of racing at the first short course yards swim meet of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of a platypus swimming in the water. Close-up of a platypus swimming in the water A platypus wandering by a roadside in ...

Six Pacifica Platypus Swim Club swimmers competed in 35 events at the final tune up meet held at Saratoga before the Junior Olympics Championship meet, which will be held at Morgan Hill this weekend.

PICKING "PLATYPUS"... out of the hat during Charades or a guess-the-word game? Oh goodness, you're really going to need to pause and think that one through for a minute. Because there's no other ...