Getty Images A baby platypus, which doesn't suckle through teats This feeding system is thought to be linked to its antibacterial properties, according to the scientists. "Platypus are such weird ...

The baby platypus is believed to be the child of two of the 10 platypuses that were re-homed. She was given the name 'Gilli', meaning 'flame' or 'life has been ignited' in the Dharawal language ...

Platypus ecologist Joshua Griffiths told Yahoo News it was the first time he'd seen evidence of a snake predating a platypus.

The Riversleigh Platypus also had large teeth, whereas today the Platypus has no teeth at all. (Baby Platypus have teeth, but they lose them while they are still very young. The adult Platypus ...