There are four species of echidna that are alive today — one species of short-beaked echidna and three species of long-beaked echidnas. Read on to learn more fun facts about these strange, spiky ...

In November 2023, Mongabay reported on an expedition in which researchers partnered with Indigenous communities and government agencies in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains to capture camera-trap images ...

Biologists have confirmed the existence of a 200-million-year-old species of egg-laying mammal that has been assumed to be extinct.

The long-beaked species tend to be larger and have more specialized feeding habits, while the short-beaked echidna shows remarkable adaptability across diverse environments. Despite these differences, ...

A hidden camera in Queensland captures a rare encounter between a young northern wombat and an echidna, revealing valuable ...

Echidnas consist of four species, differentiated by their beaks. However, what makes these mammals so interesting is that they are one of the only mammals that lay eggs. The footage of Attenborough's ...

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another developmental quirk: they don’t use the same genetic toolkit as other mammals to ...

Bat lyssavirus is transmitted from infected bats to humans when virus in their saliva enters the body through a bite or ...

The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species.. The ESA protects animals that are classified under federal ...