Mono, the short-beaked echidna, has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure. Mono -named after the word “monotreme,” meaning egg‑laying mammal – ...

A short-beaked echidna has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure.Mono ...

The lack of knowledge about the species has experts worried echidnas could decline without anyone noticing.

A visitor to a national park in Australia stole an echidna, a protected native mammal, and kept it before officials rescued and released it. Google Street View April ...

For the Australian animal called the echidna, a trial by fire would be no sweat. New research shows that echidnas, cat-sized critters related to the platypus, excel at surviving fires. Their strategy ...

Loving animals is in Grace Warrior's blood - and fearlessly taking care of them is too. That's why we aren't surprised at all ...

Wandering around in southern Australia, a spiky white creature minded its own business, but the unusual-colored animal quickly drew local attention. The rare albino echidna was spotted around the ...