Platypus

Introduction Imagine a creature so bizarre it seems assembled from spare parts: a mammal with a duck's bill, a beaver's tail, and venomous spurs. This is the platypus ( Ornithorhynchus…

Introduction The platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, stands as one of the world's most remarkable and unusual mammals. This semi-aquatic creature, native exclusively to eastern Australia and Tasmania, possesses a mosaic of…