There are four living species of echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, all sitting in the Tachyglossidae family. Three species are found only in New Guinea and the fourth is found there ...

Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae and are classified as monotremes—mammals that lay eggs rather than giving birth to live young. Along with the platypus, ...

Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae and are classified as monotremes—mammals that lay eggs rather than giving birth to live young. Along with the platypus, ...

Think birds can’t have spikes? Think again. Explore the world of spiky animals, from crowned cranes to hedgehogs and venomous ...

We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in the water, not on land.