Attenborough’s Long-Beaked Echidna Rediscovered in Indonesia After 60 Years

International Team Uncovers New Species and Geological Insights in Cyclops Mountains Expedition

An international team of researchers have rediscovered the rare Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna in Indonesia, last seen by scientists in 1961.
Besides rediscovering the echidna, the team uncovered a wealth of species completely new to science, including beetles, spiders, and a remarkable tree-dwelling shrimp.
The echidna is a monotreme: an evolutionarily distinct group of egg-laying mammals that includes the platypus.
The echidna has only been scientifically recorded once, when it was discovered by a Dutch botanist in 1961.
The team also collected over 75 kg of rock samples for geological analysis, which could help answer many questions about how and when the Cyclops Mountains originally formed.