Most of the time, an echidna’s penis is tucked safely inside its body, keeping itself clean and leaving unsuspecting passersby to assume it looks like any other garden-variety mammalian male member.

Alice Springs Desert Park is working to switch the baby animal from formula to an adult diet Meet Puggly! That’s this orphaned echidna’s name for now. Echidnas are egg-laying mammals native to ...

"All my hard work making my garden wildlife friendly has paid off." Homeowner thrilled after finding unique creature living ...

A baby echidna has been rescued from floodwaters in Menindee Named Kevin, the young animal is between three and four months old The puggle has been transferred to Dubbo for further care The puggle, ...

You know those sports injuries where an athlete’s leg snaps completely through and hangs at an awful angle? Or when Madonna does a weird photo-shoot in her bedroom? It’s up there with those. But as ...

Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, are egg-laying mammals native to Australia and New Guinea. They are characterized by their spiky coat of spines, which helps protect them from predators in ...

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 ...

Species: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-Beaked Echidna), Zaglossus attenboroughi (Sir David’s Long-beaked Echidna), Zaglossus bartoni (Eastern long-beaked echidna), Zaglossus bruijnii (Western ...

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Knuckles from the Sonic the Hedgehog games is supposed to be an echidna, one that flies around like Superman and runs so fast its legs become blurs. “Knuckles is a cool guy with a bad attitude,” ...

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, ...