Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platypuses are monotremes, one of the oldest branches of mammals, and they reproduce by laying eggs instead of giving birth to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The animal kingdom has so many stranger-than-fiction animals. From a glowing green sea slug to a lizard with a toad's head, these ...

The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

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Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest. From the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the mountains of Vietnam, thousands of weird and ...

(CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ...

Eels are among the ocean's most mysterious inhabitants, with more than 1,000 species found in a range of habitats.

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Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a broad tail. But their appearance isn’t even the strangest thing about them. Not ...