Echidna

2023 - 11 - 10

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Image courtesy of "The Straits Times"

Long-lost echidna rediscovered in remote Indonesian mountains (The Straits Times)

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna has been scientifically recorded only once before, in 1961. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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First ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct (BBC News)

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.

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Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Sir David Attenborough's Echidna and a Tree Shrimp Discovered in ... (The New York Times)

In the Cyclops Mountains in the Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea, Oxford scientists and local guides made a series of spectacular discoveries.

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Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia (FRANCE 24)

An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia, on an expedition that also found a ...

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Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Species of mammal named after David Attenborough believed ... (The Guardian)

Long-beaked echidna with spines of a hedgehog and snout of an anteater photographed on last day of expedition.

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Image courtesy of "New Scientist"

Endangered echidna not seen in 60 years caught on camera (New Scientist)

An echidna named after David Attenborough that hadn't been seen by scientists in more than 60 years has been caught on camera for the first time.

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Image courtesy of "The Irish Times"

Long-beaked Echidna: Lost mammal named after Attenborough ... (The Irish Times)

Egg-laying animal, thought extinct for more than 60 years, captured on video for the first time.

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Image courtesy of "The Hindu"

Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia (The Hindu)

An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia, on an expedition that also found a ...

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Image courtesy of "USA TODAY"

Expedition team discovers long-lost mammal thought extinct: See ... (USA TODAY)

A team led by Oxford University scientists recently captured the first-ever photographic evidence of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna in Indonesia.

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