...Stewart C. Nicol; Niels A. Andersen SUMMARY Echidnas ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) are amongst the largest deep hibernators, but it is difficult to get them to hibernate normally under laboratory conditions. We measured body temperature ( T b )in 14 free-ranging echidnas using implanted data-loggers...

...Courtney A. Waugh; Gordon C. Grigg; David T. Booth; Lyn A. Beard SUMMARY Short-beaked echidnas have an impressive ability to submerge completely into soil or sand and remain there, cryptic, for long periods. This poses questions about how they manage their respiration, cut off from a free flow...