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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A visitor to a national park in Australia stole a spiny mammal and kept it in captivity for several months as its health deteriorated. Now, after a “lengthy” recovery, the legally protected animal is ...