Spiny, snooty, and strange, echidnas are among Australia's wackiest animals. They're mammals, which means they feed their ...

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

The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle, spending up to 20 hours a day swimming in Australian waterways to forage for freshwater invertebrates. Echidnas, on the other hand ...

Australian scientists reveal that echidnas may have evolved from a semi-aquatic ancestor, reshaping understanding of monotreme evolution alongside the platypus.

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Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while ...

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 ...