platypus Archives

Platypuses thrive in new habitat within Sydney’s Royal National Park

More than six months on, ten platypuses released into the wild continue to thrive.

An innovative collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets could be the saviour of one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals.

Turtle researchers working in the New England Tablelands region have documented repeated sightings of a white platypus.

Platypus can glow green and hunt prey with electricity – but can’t climb dams to find a mate. This is a problem.

A grassroots movement in Tasmania’s capital is bringing much-needed attention to the vulnerable Hobart Rivulet platypus population.

One of the largest citizen scientist projects in the world, The Great Australian Platypus Search, has launched.

Don’t be fooled by the fake baby platypus phenomenon. This is what a real platypus puggle looks like.

It’s not often you see a platypus let alone a platypus mating ritual.

A new citizen science project using eDNA technology to map the distribution of platypuses in Victoria will hopefully help reverse declines.

A new study has found that the bushfires may have caused a two per cent decline in platypus populations as the fires razed their habitat.