Australian researchers unlock secret of captive breeding of the monotremes and are delighted with births of 14 short-beaked puggles in past five yearsAustralian researchers own discovered the secrets to captive breeding of echidnas,previously thought impossible because of their “weird” method of reproduction involving a four-headed penis. Echidnas – one of two species of monotremes or egg-laying mammals – are indigenous to Australia and Papua New Guinea, and although short-beaked echidnas are relatively common in Australia, or the long-beaked echidna found in New Guinea and parts of Indonesia are endangered because of habitat loss and hunting. Related: Decade-long plan to halt native animal extinctions to be led by conservationists Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com