Echidnas

The echidna is an animal found in a range of habitats, including rainforests. They are found anywhere from bushland and woodlands, to deserts, plains and grasslands, to snowy mountains and rainforests. They are found in both tropical and temperate rainforests. Echidnas can be found wherever there are termites and ants.

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The platypus and the echidna are the world's only two known egg-laying mammals. They are classified as monotremes.

It is unknown how many echidnas there are in Australia and New Guinea, the only two homes of the echidna. The echidna is common throughout Australia because it is very adaptable and can be found in all habitats, from sub-alpine regions to hot, semi-arid and arid desert regions. All it needs to survive is a ready supply of ants and termites to eat.

The breeding season of the echidna begins with the mating season, which is July-August. Two weeks later, the egg is laid in the echidna's pseudo-pouch (basically just a flap of skin), and hatches in another ten days. The young echidna stays in the pouch for three months, before staying in an underground burrow for another 7-8 months.

An echidna does not have teeth. It has a long, sticky tongue which it uses to catch termites and ants.

Echidnas are different as, like platypuses, they are egg-laying mammals. This group of vertebrates, known as the monotremes, is unique: their method of reproduction is laying eggs, yet they nurture their young on mothers' milk. Apart from producing milk to feed their young, there are other differences: they do not fit with egg-laying reptiles as echidnas are warm-blooded; nor do they fit with egg-laying birds because all birds have feathers, and echidnas, like other mammals, have hair/fur.

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Echidnas are very common, but one will rarely see them in the wild as they shun human contact. The echidna is currently listed as "common" throughout Australia and its conservation status is not listed as endangered.

Echidnas are highly adaptable to a variety of conditions, so they are one of the Australian native animals which has been least affected by European settlement and the associated problems of habitat loss. It is a remarkably adaptable creature which can live wherever there are termites or ants.

The echidna is less affected by habitat loss than many other species, as it does not need a specialised environment, just a good supply of ants and termites. There are areas of Australia where echidnas were once common, but have not been sighted in years. The biggest threats are dogs and cars. However, the echidna still enjoys a healthy population in many less urbanised areas.

The three main stages of development of an echidna are egg, juvenile and adult. The juvenile stage could be divided into hatchling and young echidna.

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Yes and no. Both animals are mammals, meaning they feed their young on mothers' milk. However, neither creature has teats for the young to grab hold of. Therefore, when feeding, baby echidnas prod a small patch of skin inside the pouch. This pouch is where the egg is laid, and is little more than a flap of skin which the mother develops during the breeding season. Platypus young, on the other hand, feed differently. The mother secretes her milk through glands on her underside, which then runs into grooves, and the young platypus feeds on that, scooping it up with its bill.

* The Tasmanian Devil is an Australian marsupial * A dingo is an Asian and Australian placental mammal, though it is not native to Australia * An echidna is a monotreme (egg-laying mammal) found in Australia, while another species is found in Papua New Guinea * The kiwi is a small, flightless bird of New Guinea

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Echidnas are most likely to be eatenwhen they are young. Snakes will sometimes enter their burrow and eat the baby echidna. Other animals do not usually attempt to eat this spiky creature, but some echidna predators include very brave foxes and goannas. Goannas will dig into an echidna's burrow and eat the young. A fascinating museum exhibit in Australia shows a fossilised snake eating a fossilised echidna. It would appear the echidna's spikes caught as it was being swallowed by the snake, and both creatures perished.

The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, does indeed have four legs. It is a mammal, and all terrestrial mammals have four legs.

one echidna / two or more echidnas

There is no specific collective noun for echidnas.

Echidnas are sexual animals, meaning they reproduce sexually through the mating of male and female individuals. They are one of the few egg-laying mammals, belonging to a group known as monotremes. During the breeding season, males compete for females, and after mating, females lay eggs that they incubate in a pouch.

The correct name for the spines of the echidna is "quills." These quills are modified hairs that provide protection against predators. Echidnas use their quills as a defense mechanism by curling into a ball, making it difficult for attackers to get to their soft underbelly.