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 ...

Nature is full of strange surprises, and these animals with partial or total translucence offer prime examples. The creatures listed here include marine species like the ghost shrimp and glass squid.

South America has the most diverse wildlife of any continent, with an extremely high species count. And some of South America's animals are surprisingly strange. The continent's range of ecosystems, ...

Australia's oceans, deserts and rainforests are home to some truly weird and wonderful species – here are 13 of the strangest ...