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How many species of Echidna are there?
Echidnas, together with the platypus, are the world's only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. There are two species of echidnas: the long-beaked echid...
How many Echidna are left in the world?
Although there are estimated to be as many as 10,000 mature individuals, the population is decreasing, and this species is extinct in some parts of it...
How do Echidna sleep?
The short-beaked echidna is the only monotreme in which sleep has been studied. Allison et al. (1972) found high-voltage cortical electroencephalogram...
How do Echidna reproduce?
Echidnas are monotremes which means that they lay an egg instead of giving birth to live young. The egg remains in the female reproductive tract until...
How do Echidna feed their young?
The female echidna does not possess nipples or teats to feed her young. Instead, she has milk patches in her pouch area, where fine pores secrete the ...
Do Echidna live in groups?
Echidnas are very solitary animals, but they are not territorial and are willing to share their home range with others of their kind. They are active ...
Do Echidna have predators?
Adult echidnas are occasionally taken by dingoes and eagles; foxes (introduced into Australia) may be significant predators. In Tasmania the Tasmanian...
Can Echidna jump?
These days, mammals can use their forelimbs to swim, jump, fly, climb, dig and just about everything in between, but the question of how all that dive...
Are Echidna friendly?
Echidnas are very solitary animals, but they are not territorial and are willing to share their home range with others of their kind. Can you pet an e...