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The echidna is not a marsupial, but a female echidna develops a pouch, or rather a flap of skin, during the breeding season. She curls up and lays her single egg in this pouch, where it is then incubated until it hatches.
Sometimes, the male even develops a pouch during breeding season, but it serves absolutely no function.
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Do monotremes have fur?
Yes. Both types of monotremes - platypuses and echidnas - have fur and lay eggs. In addition, echidnas have sharp spines, but these protrude from its body through a layer of thick fur.
Does echidna have hair?
An Echidnas body is covered with hair to keep them warm
What name is shared by the external part of your ear and by muscular pouches attached to atria of the heart?
The name shared by both the external part of the ear and the muscular pouches attached to the atria of the heart is "auricle."
How do echidnas hibernate?
Echidnas do not hibernate.
What do you call fingerlike pouches that fish food is processed in?
The fingerlike pouches in which fish food is processed are called "stomach pouches" or "gastric pouches." These structures are part of the digestive system that help in breaking down food. In some contexts, they may also refer to "pharyngeal pouches" in certain species, which assist in the processing of food before it enters the stomach.
Are echidnas nocturnal or diurnal?
Echidnas in northern Australia are nocturnal. On occasion, they are seen during the day when the weather is mild. Echidnas in southern Australia tend to be more active during the day, especially during winter.
How do angnatha breathe?
Respiratory system Agnathans are characterized by seven pairs of gill pouches. The bronchial arches supporting the gill pouches lie close to the body surface.
Do humans eat echidnas?
No. 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).
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.
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.
