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Yes, they do.
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The proper name for the spiny anteater is echidna. Echidnas have a thick layer of fur, from which its spines protrude Echidnas in Tasmania have thicker and longer fur than echidnas on the mainland of Australia, and their fur can sometimes be longer than their spikes.
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Does a spiny anteater have fur?
All mammals have fur or hair. That includes spiny anteaters (echidnas). The spines on the echidna are actually modified hairs.
Do spiny anteaters have hair and spines?
Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, has both fur and spines.
How do spiny anteaters move?
Spiny anteaters, or echidnas, move with their feet.
Why do spiny anteaters are spiny?
Because the name is spiny which makes them spiny
How many legs do anteaters have?
Spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, have four legs.
Do spiny anteaters have lungs?
Yes. Spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are mammals. All mammals breathe using lungs. Therefore, echidnas have lungs.
What do spiny anteaters use for shelter?
Spiny anteaters, more properly known as echidnas, may shelter in hollow or rotting logs; they may dig burrows; or they shelter under bushes.
Do platypuses and spiny anteaters give birth to young alive?
No. Platypuses and spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The young are hatched, not born.
Why is it incorrect to call the echidna a spiny ant eater?
The echidna is sometimes called a spiny anteater, but it bears no relation to anteaters. Anteaters are placental mammals, and echidnas are monotremes (egg-laying mammals).
How do you keep spiny anteaters out of garden?
Kill the ants in your back yard.
Why one scientist thinks that spiny anteaters are mammals?
All scientists believe that spiny anteaters (more correctly known as echidnas) are mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic of a mammal.
How do spiny anteaters differ from reptiles?
Spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are mammals, not reptiles. Although they are one of two types of monotremes (egg-laying mammals), they have all the other characteristics of a mammal. They have skin covered in fur and quills, not scaly skin like reptiles have. The primary difference is that they feed their young on mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic that classifies them as mammals.
