Bathurst locals spotted the rare albino creature wandering along a road. Photos show a “once in a lifetime” encounter with the spiny animal. Photo from the Bathurst Regional Council Wandering around ...

This kind soul came along at exactly the right time! In case you aren't aware, Echidnas are mammals native to Australia and New Guinea. They're one of the only two known monotremes, along with the ...

A visitor to a national park in Australia stole an echidna, a protected native mammal, and kept it before officials rescued and released it. Google Street View April ...

For the Australian animal called the echidna, a trial by fire would be no sweat. New research shows that echidnas, cat-sized critters related to the platypus, excel at surviving fires. Their strategy ...

Mono, the short-beaked echidna, has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure. Mono -named after the word “monotreme,” meaning egg‑laying mammal – ...