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Tachyglossidae

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Echidna

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Echidna grazing in grass by the side of the road

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Echidna

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Echidna, Melbourne Zoo

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Animals That Lay Eggs: Ma Short-beaked Echidna at Braeside, Victoria, Australia

Animals That Lay Eggs: Ma

A short-beaked Echidna at Braeside, Victoria, Australia. Echidnas curl up into a ball when they become frightened.

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Echidna - Photo 6

Animals that Eat Insects – Short-Beaked Echidna

The short-beaked Echidna forages through ant and termite nests.

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Weirdest Animal: Echidna Short-beaked Echidna at Braeside, Victoria, Australia

Weirdest Animal: Echidna

Echidnas fall into the extremely rare category of monotremes – they are quite different to any other mammal as they lay eggs and have no teats.

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Echidna grazing in grass by the side of the road

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the echidna has a long narrow snout which it pokes around looking for ants

Echidna

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