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More than 50 years after oil pollution wiped them out, platypuses are breeding successfully in Royal National Park. Scientists just released four more adults and discovered wild-born babies proving the species is making a real comeback.
Scientists in Australia discovered fossils of an ancient platypus with powerful teeth that shared freshwater lakes with dolphins 25 million years ago. The rare find reveals how one of Earth's strangest mammals thrived in a vanished rainforest world.
Fossils from South Australia reveal a toothed platypus ancestor that swam like modern platypuses but crushed hard-shelled prey with powerful teeth. The discovery shows the platypus body plan was already in place millions of years before today's toothless version evolved.
Scientists just discovered fossils of a 25-million-year-old platypus with fully formed teeth that could crush shelled prey. The rare find reveals these unique mammals were once slightly larger and fiercer than their modern descendants.
Scientists just discovered ancient platypus fossils in the Australian outback that solve a 25-million-year-old mystery. These remarkable creatures had full sets of teeth and thrived in a lush paradise where desert now stands.
When Jessica McDonald spotted what she thought was a rat speeding across a Queensland road, she discovered something remarkable: a platypus, moving fast and far from its river home. Scientists are using increased sightings like these to push for stronger protections for the iconic but declining species.