Weird Animals – A List Of The World’s Strangest Species
Echidna
Short Beaked Echidna
Short Beaked Echidna
Type of animal: Mammal
Family: Tachyglossidae
Where found: Australia and New Guinea
An echidna, also known as a spiny anteater, is a type of monotreme mammal native to Australia and New Guinea.
Monotremes are among the weirdest of all mammals, as they lay eggs instead of giving birth to their young. There are only five monotremes: four echidnas and the platypus – another weird animal, which we’ll meet below.
Echidnas have a distinctive appearance, with long snouts, spiny coats, and clawed feet.
Of the four living species of echidna, one is of the “short-beaked” variety; the other three are “long-beaked”. Each of the four species is listed below with its respective conservation status and the region in which it is found.
Short Beaked Echidna
Short Beaked Echidna
Type of animal: Mammal
Family: Tachyglossidae
Where found: Australia and New Guinea
An echidna, also known as a spiny anteater, is a type of monotreme mammal native to Australia and New Guinea.
Monotremes are among the weirdest of all mammals, as they lay eggs instead of giving birth to their young. There are only five monotremes: four echidnas and the platypus – another weird animal, which we’ll meet below.
Echidnas have a distinctive appearance, with long snouts, spiny coats, and clawed feet.
Of the four living species of echidna, one is of the “short-beaked” variety; the other three are “long-beaked”. Each of the four species is listed below with its respective conservation status and the region in which it is found.
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18 January 2024
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