Summer in the sunburnt country can be a brutal cauldron of heat and humidity — and not just for its human inhabitants. Unlike us, a lot of Australia's animals cannot sweat to keep cool. But ...

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5 fast facts about echidnas. Echidna spines are actually a special type of hair.; Echidnas don't have very good vision, but they have a strong sense of smell and hearing.; When they feel ...

Enter the weird world of the echidna—a mammal in a category all its own Native to New Guinea and Australia, these animals are the size of a house cat but a whole lot stranger: tiny toothless ...

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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 ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

And there is an abundance of Australian fauna that needs conserving. From the striped numbat and the long-eared bilby to the duck-billed platypus and the spiny echidna, there are a bevy of beasts ...

This rediscovered mammal, known as Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna and named for Sir David, has “the quills of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole,” said James ...