The platypus, a unique mammal, possesses a venom system in adult males delivered via hind leg spurs. This venom, primarily for social dominance, causes intense, persistent pain in humans due to its ...

Scientists at Victoria's Healesville Sanctuary are using trained sniffer dogs on paddleboards to track and identify platypuses in their habitat. The dogs, dubbed the "paddle pups", are helping ...

Winter has hit the southern hemisphere, and with it, the highlands of Tasmania have turned into a wintery wonderland. Tasmania, the island state of Australia, sits about 150 miles south of the ...

Snow has blanketed Tasmania as winter begins in the southern hemisphere and makes the water icy for one iconic creature. Matt Palmer via Unsplash Winter has hit the southern hemisphere, and with it, ...