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Echidnas
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After mating, a female echidna lays a single, soft-shelled, leathery egg, about the size of a dime, into her pouch.
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Echidnas' bodies (with the exception of their undersides, faces, and legs) are covered with 2-inch long spines.
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The echidna's mouth is like a long tube with a tongue inside.
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There are two species of echidna, short-beaked and long-beaked.
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Echidnas are carnivores, feeding on insects and small animals, such as ants, termites, worms and insect larvae.
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Echidna is a type of primitive mammals that belongs to the group of monotremes (mammals that lay eggs).
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Other than fires and drought, the main threats to the slow-moving echidna are feral dogs and cats as well as dingoes and foxes.
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04 Echidnas Are Carnivores – Without Teeth
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