Echidna
Unusual Animals from Australia

Tasmanian Devil Platypus Dingo Echidna Kangaroo Penguin Koala Kookaburra
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Echidna
Echidnas (also called spiny anteaters) are covered in sharp spines to scare off predators. They eat ants and termites. Echidnas and the platypus are the only egg-laying mammals.