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, ...

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) ...

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A rare species of echidna named after broadcaster David Attenborough has been rediscovered by scientists on mountains in Indonesia, more than 60 years after it was last officially seen. Known as ...

An expedition through an unpredictable, perilous mountain range in Indonesia’s province of Papua led to the rediscovery of a critically endangered egg-laying mammal that hasn’t been seen for more than ...

Casper is about 42 years old and a native of Australia. The adult echidna has claws on its front and back feet for climbing and digging, an elongated snout, no teeth and a specialized tongue for ...