Echidna: The Spiny Anteater

Echidna: The Spiny Anteater

the spiny anteater

Echidna, also known as “the spiny anteater”,  is a weird animal native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the mammals who lay egg like the duck billed platypus. Although their diet contains a huge amount of termites and ants, they are not closely related to the anteaters. Their body is covered with little fur with large spines. They are very shy and friendly animal. They curl themselves like a ball of spine when they are disturbed.