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Echidnas /ᵻˈkɪdnə/, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. The four extant species, together with the platypus, are the only surviving members of the Monotremata order and are the only living mammals that lay eggs. Their diet consists of ants and termites, but they are not closely related to the true anteaters of the Americas. Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
Echidnas evidently evolved between 20 and 50 million years ago, descending from a platypus-like monotreme. This ancestor was aquatic, but echidnas adapted to being terrestrial so they could live life on land.
The echidnas are named after Echidna, a creature from Greek mythology who was half-woman, half-snake, as the animal was perceived to have qualities of both mammals and reptiles.
Echidnas are medium-sized, solitary mammals covered with coarse hair and spines.
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Popularly known as tiny spiny anteaters, Echidnas are mostly found in Australia. Know how the mother Echidna digs a nursery den in the ground and it is here that the Echidna's spines start growing. These creatures always maintain a constant body temperature and its snout is perfectly designed for sniffing out anthills and termite mounds. Echidna - My animal friends - Animals Documentary -Kids educational Videos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The show 'Kids Education' is carefully designed to give a joyful learning experience to the children. The interesting segments come as an easy and fun way to teach your children about Olympic sports and exotic places across the globe. This amazing show is indeed a great combination of fun an...
While filming my last video "Bowfishing HUGE Catfish - Catch n Cook" I stumbled upon the cutest creature I have ever come across, an Echidna, while she was swimming across a small stream. I managed to get this amazingly rare event on film and filmed her underwater adventure on my GoPro. Now although Echidnas have been known to swim across rivers and creeks to find new land, I am almost certain that I am the first person to film underwater footage of an echidna swimming! This was one of the coolest things that I have ever experienced and I will never forget this moment :) Hey everyone, thank you so much for watching this video! If you enjoyed it, please leave a like, subscribe to my channel and share this with your friends! Thanks so much, Miller :) Follow me on... Instagram: millerwil...
The wild man known as Andrew Ucles embarks on a mission to locate one of Australia's most iconic mammals, the Echidna. Using his knowledge of the species movements around ant networks he shows his successful technique involving spiraling around recently disturbed ant nests. Furthermore he tests his own pain threshold against the Echidna by laying in a active Jack Jumper ant nest to see if he can remain there for a maximum length of 10 minutes, unfortunately he is faced with the reality about laying in a colony of ants biting him in his pants. Watch Ucles vs Africa: https://www.andrewucles.com/adventures/ucles-vs-africa/ Subscribe for more wild videos! ► http://bit.ly/AUsubscribe http://www.andrewucles.com http://www.facebook.com/uclesvsthewild https://twitter.com/AndrewUcles [No anima...
Find out more at https://www.taronga.org.au/blog/2012-10-23/taronga-cares-tiny-echidna-puggle
The echidna is quite unique as it's a mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. This clip is an excerpt from our 1974 production, "Comparative biology of lactation". A young echidna is called a puggle. Video transcript available here: http://www.csiro.au/news/transcripts/YouTubeTranscripts/2014/March/Echidna_hatching.html
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Taronga Keepers are hoping for a rare breeding success after echidnas were spotted partaking in a bizarre breeding ritual known as “trailing”. Read more here: http://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2014-09-26/trailing-success-for-taronga%E2%80%99s-echidnas
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