The body of an echidna ranges from 14 to 30 inches in length with a tail of 4 inches. They weigh 5.5 to 22 pounds. An echidna has a tiny face with small eyes and a long nose, which is sometimes called ...

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 ...

Spiny, snooty, and strange, echidnas are among Australia's wackiest animals. They're mammals, which means they feed their young milk, but only after the puggle (that's the word for a newborn echidna) ...

Christine Cooper receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Thank you, Isabella, for your great question. When it comes to breathing, a digging mammal faces some big problems. It has to be ...