Echidnas, also called spiny anteaters, are some of the weirdest mammals in the world. They're among the only mammals that don't give birth to live babies, and they also carry their young in a pouch.

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A tiger shark has surprised Australian scientists on an ocean research trip by regurgitating a spiky land-loving echidna in front of them. Researchers from James Cook University said Thursday that ...

If the idea of a cold, motionless sexual partner isn’t one of your turn-ons, then you’re clearly not an echidna. The males of these spiny Australian animals will happily mate with females even if they ...

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 ...

Physiological, molecular and fossil evidence suggests that ancestors of both platypuses and echidnas were venomous. Male platypuses and echidnas both secrete from spurs in their hind quarters.

Linda Shearwin receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Frank Grützner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...

A tiger shark has surprised Australian scientists on an ocean research trip by regurgitating a spiky land-loving echidna in front of them. Researchers from James Cook University said Thursday that ...

Discover the surprising mating habits of short-beaked echidnas and how they engage even with hibernating females. If the idea of a cold, motionless sexual partner isn't one of your turn-ons, then ...