Most echidnas from birth to death live about 5-6 months. The oldest Echidna ever cought/found was 13 months old.
The echidnas' spines are up to 50 mm (5 cm) in length.
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When mating season happens echidnas line up behind the female. The lucky one is the mate.
Echidnas do not hibernate.
No. Echidnas do not hop. They walk.
There are no echidnas in Bali. Echidnas are found only in Australia and on the island of New Guinea.
No. All echidnas are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates. Echidnas are different from "echinoderms".
No. Echidnas eat termites.
Yes. Echidnas are solitary animals.
Short-beaked echidnas live almost exclusively on termites, although they also eat ants. Echidnas have large claws for breaking open termite mounds (which, in much of Australia, are made from mud). They have long sticky tongues, about 15cm long, with which they catch the termites. Echidnas also look for termites under old, rotting logs, their preferred locale.
Echidnas do not hibernate.