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Are Echidnas scared of people?
No. Echidnas are not hostile to people or other animals.
What 2 insects do echidnas like to eat?
Echidnas are particularly partial to termites and ants.
Do an eel have a backbone?
Yes. Like all mammals, echidnas are vertebrates.
How do Aboriginal people hunt Echidnas?
Aboriginal people typically hunt Echidnas by lying in wait for them and spearing them. Some tribes also use small traps to capture these animals.
How do echidnas hibernate?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
Do echidnas hop?
No. Echidnas do not hop. They walk.
Are there echidnas in Bali?
There are no echidnas in Bali. Echidnas are found only in Australia and on the island of New Guinea.
When do echidnas eat?
Echidnas like to burrow into termite mounds and eat the termites. They also break open non-termite ant nests and eat eggs/ adults/ larvae.
Are Australian echidnas invertebrates?
No. All echidnas are mammals, and all mammals are vertebrates. Echidnas are different from "echinoderms".
Do termites eat echidnas?
No. Echidnas eat termites.
What effect do humans have on echidnas?
Yes. However, the impact of people on echidnas tends to be less than their impact on some other animal species. Echidnas are among the animals least impacted by European settlement of Australia, as they are found in such a wide range of habitats.
Do echidnas like dry places?
Echidnas are found in almost all habitats. They prefer dry areas for digging, but they can be found wherever there is a plentiful supply of termites and/or ants.
