AustralianHistoriesPodcast<p>"When echidna mothers nurse their young, known as puggles, the microbiome of their pouch changes to protect their babies in their first weeks of life, new research has found."</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/16/echidna-mothers-change-their-pouch-microbiome-to-protect-tiny-pink-jelly-bean-puggles-new-research-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/may/16/echidna-mothers-change-their-pouch-microbiome-to-protect-tiny-pink-jelly-bean-puggles-new-research-finds</span></a> 🔗 </p><p>Oh yes, they're a weird lot alright - like their Platypus cousins<br>🎧 <a href="https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/19-platypus-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">australianhistoriespodcast.com</span><span class="invisible">.au/19-platypus-controversy/</span></a> 🎧 </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Platypus</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Echidna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidna</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianFauna</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NativeAnimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAnimals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OzHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzHistory</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianPodcast</span></a></p>