Rare egg-laying mammal named after Attenborough caught on film for first time

Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna caught on camera for the first time (Cyclops Expedition/PA)

A rare egg-laying mammal named after Sir David Attenborough – which had been lost for more than 60 years – has been captured on video for the first time.

An expedition team has rediscovered Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, an animal that had previously only been recorded once by science in 1961.