Platypus Milk Helps Fight Antibiotic Resistance
The platypus is a mammal, yet instead of ‘live birth’ it lays eggs, it’s got a bill and webbed feet that looks like a duck, a tail like a beaver and is venomous. At first glance, the platypus looks like an animal that could be the product of a creative imagination. Yet, despite its odd […]
Fossil Reveals New Species of Ancient Platypus
Australian scientists say they’ve found the fossil of a new species of giant platypus that walked the Earth between 5 and 15 million years ago. Up until now, the fossil record of the platypus indicated that only one species of the animal lived on Earth at any one time. The new study suggests this new […]