Did you know the short-beaked echidna is one of the weirdest and coolest creatures in Australia?
It’s a mammal… that lays eggs! Yep, just like a platypus.
And instead of teeth, it uses a super long, sticky tongue—up to 18 centimeters—to slurp up ants and termites like a vacuum cleaner.
Covered in spiky fur, it looks like a walking pincushion—but those spines are for protection, not style!
And get this: echidnas have no nipples. The baby, called a puggle, drinks milk that oozes through the mom’s skin!
Here’s a weird one—their noses actually snot to help regulate body temperature. Gross… but genius!
Oh, and they can live up to 50 years, and even survive freezing temps by going into a mini hibernation called torpor.
Nature really said, “Let’s get creative!
It’s a mammal… that lays eggs! Yep, just like a platypus.
And instead of teeth, it uses a super long, sticky tongue—up to 18 centimeters—to slurp up ants and termites like a vacuum cleaner.
Covered in spiky fur, it looks like a walking pincushion—but those spines are for protection, not style!
And get this: echidnas have no nipples. The baby, called a puggle, drinks milk that oozes through the mom’s skin!
Here’s a weird one—their noses actually snot to help regulate body temperature. Gross… but genius!
Oh, and they can live up to 50 years, and even survive freezing temps by going into a mini hibernation called torpor.
Nature really said, “Let’s get creative!
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