Family Tachyglossidae
Echidnas use their long, narrow snouts and long, sticky tongues to locate and capture prey. Learn more!
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Echidna
Echidna are also called spiny anteaters. It uses its long tongue to capture ants, termites, and worms.
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Echidnas
Did you know that echidnas vary in color depending on where they live in Australia and New Guinea? Read more about these unique monotremes.
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Echidnas
When the echidna is threatened, it curls up in a ball to protect it fur covered belly. Learn more!
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Echidna
Print out a diagram of an echidna and learn more at this site for kids.
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Tachyglossus (short-beaked echidna)
Short-beaked Echidna
Echidnas don't have true pouches, they have pouch-like folds of skin that hold their babies. Speaking of babies, have you ever seen a puggle? That's what a baby echidna is called. You can see one here: baby short-beaked echidna. It has a face only a mother could love!
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Short-beaked Echidna
Like the platypus, the short-beaked echidna has spurs on their hind feet, but their spurs are not venomous. Learn more!
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Short-beaked Echidna
The echidna's rear feet point backwards. This helps them dig, but it give them a funny rolling walk! Learn more!
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Short-beaked Echidna
Echidnas are shy creatures who live alone. Find out more here!
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Short-beaked Echidna
Learn more about the short-beaked echidna and try your hand at a crossword puzzle or pattern for kids to sew a baby echidna.
Source: Pelican Lagoon Research & Wildlife Centre.
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Zaglossus (long-beaked echidnas)
Long-beaked Echidnas ![Video](/kn/images/iconfilm.gif)
there are three known species of long-beaked echidnas and they are all endangered. They are found in mountainous regions of New Guinea.
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This article from the BBC looks at evidence that a species of long-beaked echidna named after TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, is not extinct as previously thought.
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Find out what it takes to study the rare and elusive long-beaked echidna.
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Western Long-beaked Echidna
The long-beaked echidna has a long, downcurved snout. Learn more here. Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes |