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

These are the only living monotremes, distinguished from other mammals by laying eggs rather than giving live birth ... The Kangaroo Island short-beaked echidna, a subspecies, has been listed as ...

The Evolutionary Significance of Egg-Laying Mammals Echidna ... The situation is even more dire for echidnas: while the short-beaked species remains relatively secure, all three long-beaked echidna ...

echidna, monotreme, mammal, egg-laying mammal, spiny anteater ... The situation is even more dire for echidnas: while the short-beaked species remains relatively secure, all three long-beaked echidna ...

The echidna – both short and long beaked – is one of the only two mammals (the other being platypus) that lays eggs. It is difficult to find jellyfish fossils since their bodies are 95 percent ...

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 ...