An expedition through an Indonesian mountain range led to researchers capturing rare video of an endangered species that hasn't been spotted in over 60 years. Researchers with Expedition Cyclops were ...

The baby animal, also known as a puggle, is the Australian relative of the platypus, and Busch Gardens is one of the few places in the U.S. where visitors can see one. Echidnas have an “unusual” ...

When a spiny, snouted egg-laying mammal moseyed into the frame of a camera nestled in a remote Indonesian rainforest, researchers found out an ancient echidna species thought to be extinct is very ...

In November 2023, Mongabay reported on an expedition in which researchers partnered with Indigenous communities and government agencies in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains to capture camera-trap images ...

TAMPA, Fla. — She's perhaps the cutest thing you'll see all day, and Busch Gardens just announced her arrival to its theme park. Meet, Sydney, a puggle (yes, a puggle!), which is a baby echidna. An ...

Here now is the latest installment in Ze Frank’s always entertaining, occasionally scientifically accurate “facts about _____” nature series. To date, Frank has covered hedgehogs, anglerfish, and now ...

An extremely rare white echidna has been spotted roaming the streets of an Australian city. The snow-colored spine ball was seen wandering around Bathurst, which is about 120 miles northwest of Sydney ...

For more than 60 years, many biologists had begun to wonder if a strange, egg-laying mammal named after British naturalist David Attenborough would ever be seen again. Signs of the mysterious creature ...

Monotremes, found only in Australia and New Guinea, are unique mammals that lay eggs, combining features of reptiles and mammals. This group includes the platypus and four echidna species. They ...

Philippines, 9th April 2019—A large seizure of 450 live wild animals from the island of New Guinea has been made in the southern Philippines, comprising hundreds of birds, dozens of reptiles, and a ...