Researchers found that microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating ...

Research shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, to ...

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New fossil evidence suggests echidnas evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor, not a land-based one. The bone structure ...

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This week, uncover the secrets of an 18th century mummy, meet an ancestor of unusual modern mammals, see the sun like never ...

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Both animals are monotremes, the only living mammals that lay eggs rather than giving birth to live young. To shed more light ...

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove could revolutionize our understanding of echidnas and platypuses' evolution.