Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while ...

Research shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, to ...

Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

The platypus and echidna, often regarded as some of the most peculiar animals on Earth, may be hiding a far more complex ...

Female echidnas have special glands in their pouch which secrete milk. The baby echidna, called a puggle, laps it up. A one month old puggle. It will stay in its mother's pouch for about two months, ...

“This suggests that the echidna pseudo-pouch environment changes during lactation to accommodate young that lack a functional adaptive immune system.” The way puggles suckle may contribute to ...

The echidna — fittingly known as the spiny anteater ... they secrete it through their skin for babies (often called puggles) to lap at, because they lack nipples. “There’s plenty of ...