Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) was caught on camera during a major expedition in the Cyclops Mountains in Indonesia’s Papua Province. [Related: Dams are hurting ...

A rare and boisterous encounter between a young wombat and a spiny echidna has been caught on camera, to the delight of Australian conservationists. The exuberant behaviour captured by a camera ...

Found in Australia and New Guinea, the platypus and echidna are called monotremes, and they are unique for being the only mammals that lay eggs. The amphibious platypus has a bill and webbed feet ...

A group of Australian scientists studying marine life off the coast of Queensland caught quite a surprise–a tiger shar k that had vomited a spiky hedgehog-like animal called an echidna.

Although known to be capable swimmers, a potential one-kilometre ocean swim by an echidna has landed it in hospital.

Someone said to take a picture, so I scrambled to get my phone,” he continued, adding: “I managed to only get one picture, but you can see the outline of the echidna in the water.” ...

This ancient blend of echidna and platypus offers a peek into a time when egg-laying mammals roamed the land, adding an exciting chapter to our prehistoric knowledge. Imagine stumbling upon a ...