For more than 60 years, researchers have been unable to physically see a critically endangered animal known as one of the world's most unusual mammals. But now, one of Attenborough's long-beaked ...

A rare species of echidna named after broadcaster David Attenborough has been rediscovered by scientists on mountains in Indonesia, more than 60 years after it was last officially seen. Known as ...

When a spiny, snouted egg-laying mammal moseyed into the frame of a camera nestled in a remote Indonesian rainforest, researchers found out an ancient echidna species thought to be extinct is very ...

Rediscovered after 60 years, the funky critter is named for Sir David Attenborough and is one of only five species of monotreme remaining on Earth. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 14, 2023 9:09 AM EST ...

Oxford University researchers on an expedition to Indonesia were stunned to have come across video evidence of an extremely rare species of echidna that had been considered critically endangered on ...

An expedition through an unpredictable, perilous mountain range in Indonesia’s province of Papua led to the rediscovery of a critically endangered egg-laying mammal that hasn’t been seen for more than ...

If you’ve always thought echidnas and platypuses were distant cousins who went their separate ways on land and water, think again. A single fossilized arm bone, found in a remote corner of ...

Irwin paid tribute to the "family member" of nearly 40 years in a heartfelt post on Instagram Wednesday Bindi Irwin and her family are mourning the loss of a small animal friend. The zookeeper, 24, ...

It doesn't take much to turn a box on wheels into a living space suitable for overnighters out in the wild. However, a crew out in Australia is showing the world just how far we can take things with ...

Sydney’s Taronga Zoo unveiled a rare short-beaked echidna puggle on Friday, born to mum Gunyi at its breeding facility around seven months ago. The puggle, the tenth born at the Sydney zoo, doesn’t ...

A baby echidna escaped with his life after being attacked by two birds and then falling over a dozen feet onto the roof of a home in Australia. The tiny mammal was taken to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney ...

Bindi Irwin and her family are mourning the loss of a small animal friend. The zookeeper, 24, paid tribute to the Australia Zoo's echidna – a relative of the platypus that is also called a spiny ...