Are echidnas spikes also called spikes?

Answer 1

The echidna's spikes are called spines. These spines are primarily for defence against predators. When threatened by danger, the echidna will rapidly burrow horizontally into the soil, leaving only its spines exposed as it digs, and thereby protecting its vulnerable underbelly. The echidna can also raise its spines to create a more formidable protection against being bitten by predators. They also serve the function of enabling the echidna to wedge itself into small spaces, such as between rocks or tree roots.

Answer 2

No.

Echidnas are neither "born", nor do they have "spikes". Echidnas are hatched from eggs, being one of just two egg-laying mammals (monotremes) in the world, and their "spikes" are actually called spines.

The spines of an echidna begin growing when the echidna is very young, developing after the echidna has grown a layer of fine fur. The female echidna incubates her egg in a rudimentary pouch, or flap of skin, which develops in the breeding season, and the echidna stays there until it begins to develop its spines. At this point, which is at just a few months old, the baby echidna is transferred to a burrow.

Answer 3

The echidna does have fur that insulates its body, but its spines are quite different, and not strong, thick hair.

Answer 4

The correct word for the echidna'a sharp spikes is "spines".

Answer 5

The echidna use them to protect itself against predators, but apart from the there isn't much.

Answer 6

Yes they are . For example if the echidna feels threatened it will curl up in a ball using its spines to protect it

Answer 7

Yes, the echidna's spikes are only called spines. They are not called spikes at all.

Answer 8

No. The echidna's 'spikes' are called spines, not spikes.

Answer 9

The echidna's 'spikes' are generally called spines.