SYDNEY, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Animal brains may hold the key to the next wave of innovation, a new study about animal cognition and behaviors from Australia's Monash University said on Tuesday ...

The juvenile echidna, believed to have become stranded on a rapidly shrinking chunk of land before braving an ocean swim to the mainland, spent weeks in care.

As the world’s only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia’s platypus and four echidna species are among the most ...

An unnamed man faces a $288,500 fine for taking a platypus, a protected animal, out of its wild habitat, and a woman he was seen with will cooperate in the investigation.

Animal shelters around Australia are struggling financially, battling to keep their doors open or dealing with long ...

A curious sight on a beach in Western Australia: a busy echidna went for a leisurely sunset stroll, leaving its adorable tracks in the sand.

The Australian Firefighters Calendar is back in preparation for 2024, and includes 6 editions: dog, cat, Horse, mixed animal, classic, and heroes. All editions feature aviation, military, and ...

Local officials in New South Wales, Australia, are asking residents to keep a respectful distance from a rare animal spotted in the area: an albino echidna.

Netflix Inc plans to acquire Sydney-based Animal Logic, an animation studio that has worked on hits from "Happy Feet" to "The Lego Movies," the companies said in a statement on Tuesday.

York-headquartered Animalcare Group has acquired a 25 per cent strategic equity stake in InVetro Pty Ltd, an Australian-based Companion Animal health business for A$3m/£1.4m. InVetro will use the ...

Researchers captured footage of the "bizarre" animal on the last day and with their final memory card after a month of battling "blood-sucking leeches, malaria, earthquakes" and more in Indonesia.