"When it spat it out, I looked at it and remarked 'What the hell is that?'" one student recalled of what could be a ...

Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog ... Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, named after British naturalist David Attenborough ...

The Echidna Makes the Platypus Look Normal Posted: April 30, 2025 | Last updated: April 30, 2025 Australia is known for its odd wildlife, but the echidna might just take the crown. With spines ...

“Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater, and the feet of a mole. Because of its hybrid appearance, it shares its name with a creature of ...

The echidna was dead and “fully intact” with “all its spines and its legs” when it was regurgitated by the three-meter-long (almost 10-foot) shark, according to Lubitz. He said it is ...

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Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, which of course bears no resemblance to its namesake, has "the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole," said the biologist.

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Lubitz said the dead echidna was whole when it was regurgitated ... in Australia and New Guinea — are egg-laying mammals, have spines protruding from their bodies and use a beak-like snout ...