A photo of a baby platypus is currently taking the Internet by storm. There's more to it than meets the eye.

The baby platypus was born to a pair named Jack & Jill in the Healesville animal sanctuary near Melbourne, Australia. Its birth was a big surprise to naturalists.

These 4-month-old twin platypuses took their first swim at the Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia.

Last week on the Internet, people started to share photos of a "baby platypus" looking adorable as hell. For a few days, it seemed you couldn't scroll through any parts of the Internet without ...

He explains the baby platypus's first few days alone in the wild, as well as the threats it now faces. Things to think about 1. What makes young platypuses so vulnerable when they leave the burrow? 2.

The little beaked baby – who will be named by the local Indigenous community – is the first baby platypus to be born in the area for more than 50 years.

The discovery of a juvenile platypus has left scientists and researchers ecstatic and hopeful. Reportedly, the baby is around six months old, weighs 850 grams, and is in perfect health.

Less than a year after 10 platypuses were reintroduced into the Royal National Park in New South Wales, the crew has a new family member. The discovery of a juvenile platypus has left scientists ...

Platypus milk may be particularly protective, though, because baby platypuses are exposed to many pathogens throughout their infancy.