The Percy Jackson series is a popular introduction to Greek mythology, bringing classic characters and stories to a new audience. Echidna, known as the "mother of all monsters," plays a significant ...

A tiger shark has surprised Australian scientists on an ocean research trip by regurgitating a spiky land-loving echidna in front of them. Researchers from James Cook University said Thursday that ...

Is Echidna Really the Mother of All Monsters? In Greek mythology, Echidna was half-woman, half-snake, and indeed the mother of many of the most famous monsters – including the Chimera, which we meet ...

The body of an echidna ranges from 14 to 30 inches in length with a tail of 4 inches. They weigh 5.5 to 22 pounds. An echidna has a tiny face with small eyes and a long nose, which is sometimes called ...

Newly examined fossils suggest monotremes—egg-laying mammals—were once much more abundant in Australia than they are today. Peter Shouten Today, egg-laying mammals are rare oddballs, with creatures ...

Scientists have filmed an ancient egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough for the first time, proving it isn't extinct as was feared. An expedition to Indonesia led by Oxford University ...

Alice Springs Desert Park is working to switch the baby animal from formula to an adult diet Meet Puggly! That’s this orphaned echidna’s name for now. Echidnas are egg-laying mammals native to ...

Knuckles from the Sonic the Hedgehog games is supposed to be an echidna, one that flies around like Superman and runs so fast its legs become blurs. “Knuckles is a cool guy with a bad attitude,” ...

The echidna has spines like a porcupine, a beak like a bird, a pouch like a kangaroo, and lays eggs like a reptile. Also known as spiny anteaters, they're small, solitary mammals native to Australia, ...

When a spiny, snouted egg-laying mammal moseyed into the frame of a camera nestled in a remote Indonesian rainforest, researchers found out an ancient echidna species thought to be extinct is very ...

The Long-beaked Echidna is genetically and physically like no other animal alive on earth today, and it embodies traits not seen commonly since the dawn of mammals. These species also happen to make a ...