Typically, mammals give birth to live young. However, three unusual species defy this norm. Scientists are intrigued by the ...

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

Four species exist today: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) found throughout Australia and parts of New Guinea, and three species of long-beaked echidnas (genus Zaglossus) native to ...

Today, echidnas are represented by four living species distributed across Australia and New Guinea. The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is the most widespread, found throughout Australia ...

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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 ...