Notoriously tough to count, the venomous, egg-laying mammals seem to be declining. Platypus researcher and ecologist Josh Griffiths cradles a female platypus he just captured. Researchers are ...

Unlike a bird’s rigid beak, the platypus bill is a marvel of biological engineering, allowing them to detect the electrical impulses from prey animals’ muscle movements and navigate in murky waters ...

Platypus, ornithorhynchus anatinus, Close up of Beak, Australia. Image by slowmotiongli via Depositphotos. The mammalian world has remarkably few venomous species compared to reptiles, amphibians, ...

"The bill of the platypus is well known to have lots of highly sensitive receptors that detect tiny electrical currents generated by prey," Hand points out. "And while the beak of the echidnas has ...

“The bill of the platypus is well known to have lots of highly sensitive receptors that detect tiny electrical currents generated by prey,” Prof. Hand says. “And while the beak of the echidnas has ...

Instead, they possess a sharp beak that helps them break open shellfish and other ... They use their long tongue and a muscular stomach to break down food. Baby platypuses have teeth, but adults lose ...

The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic ... reduction of the duck-like bill to a narrow beak, and a reduced number of electroreceptors on that beak. However, precisely when this ...

The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle ... reduction of the duck-like bill to a narrow beak, and a reduced number of electroreceptors on that beak. However, precisely when this ...

The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic ... reduction of the duck-like bill to a narrow beak, and a reduced number of electroreceptors on that beak. However, precisely when this ...

"The bill of the platypus is well known to have lots of highly sensitive receptors that detect tiny electrical currents generated by prey," Prof. Hand says. "And while the beak of the echidnas has ...