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Echidna genome study unravels the events leading to multiple sex chromosomes
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of mammals called "monotremes" (with the platypus as the other prominent ...
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Researchers rediscovered a spiky, beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough that hasn't been seen for 60 years and was thought to be extinct
Scientists captured images of an elusive echidna named after the British biologist Sir David Attenborough for the first time in over 60 years. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded ...
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Echidna Genome Sheds Light on Complex Sex Chromosome Evolution
In male echidna there are nine sex chromosomes while platypus has an even ten. The male echidna has five X chromosomes, but only four Y chromosomes; whereas, the male platypus has five X and five Y).
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Ten reasons to love echidnas
The fourth is the short-beaked echidna, widespread in Australia yet still difficult to spot. Discover more about these spiky, gentle beings. 1. Echidnas are monotremes - mammals that lay eggs. They ...
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Distressed koalas prompt desperate plea from animal hospital
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Koala hospital’s desperate plea to save distressed animals. But Southern Koala and Echidna Rescue operations manager Mish Simpson said this is not normal koala behaviour. “The ...