The short-beaked echidna, found across Australia and New Guinea, is known for its spiny body, resembling a hedgehog. It has a long snout and strong claws used for burrowing and hunting ants and ...

Then, in footage captured a month later, he spotted the interaction between a young wombat and a short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). The echidna is seen waddling around the frame ...

An expedition to Indonesia led by Oxford University researchers recorded four three-second clips of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna. Spiky, furry and with a beak, echidnas have been called ...

The fourth is the short-beaked echidna, widespread in Australia yet still difficult to spot. Discover more about these spiky, gentle beings. 1. Echidnas are monotremes - mammals that lay eggs. They ...

Scientists captured images of an elusive echidna named after the British biologist Sir David Attenborough for the first time in over 60 years. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded ...