媒体英语. Images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct影像证明一种多年不见踪影的针鼹并未灭绝. 科学家们首次拍摄到以戴维·阿滕伯勒爵士的名字命名的一种古老的卵生哺乳动物—— Attenborough long-beaked echidna阿滕伯勒长喙针鼹。此前人们认为这种针鼹恐怕已经灭绝，但这些影像证明事实并非如此。

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

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 ...

Despite being critically endangered, Attenborough's long-beaked echidna is not currently a protected species in Indonesia. The scientists don't know how big the population is, or if it is sustainable.

Watch: The footage that proved the Attenborough long-beaked echidna was not extinct. Scientists have filmed an ancient egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough for the first time ...

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.

The Long-beaked Echidna is genetically and physically like no other animal alive on earth today, and it embodies traits not seen commonly since the dawn of mammals. These species also happen to ...

This species is one of five living monotremes, a strange group of primitive mammals that includes the platypus and three other echidna species. Monotremes diverged from the common ancestors of ...

Scientists have rediscovered a species in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains for the first time in 60 years. Known as Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, the mammal is named after famous British ...

Echidna Species Lived Watery Lifestyles Like Platypuses: Study The platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle, spending up to 20 hours a day swimming in Australian waterways to forage ...

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