echidna
An echidna is one of four species of monotreme native to Australia and New Guinea. All are insect-eaters with long snouts and possess spines on their backs. As monotremes, they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The short-beaked echidna or spiney anteater (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is among the most wide-spread of mammals in Australia and shares New Guinea with the three long-beaked species. Echidnas…
