Short-beaked Echidna | Unisex Heavy Blend™ Hooded Sweatshirt Color:Royal grumpy-looking beak

grumpy-looking beak

when they need to

these quirky sharks play an important role in the marine ecosystem

sometimes even darting in mid-air to catch an unsuspecting meal

In some populations

Short-beaked Echidna | Unisex Heavy Blend™ Hooded Sweatshirt Color:Royal grumpy-looking beakThe short beaked echidna is one of Australias most wonderfully weird mammals covered in sharp spines, equipped with a long sticky tongue, and capable of laying eggs despite being a mammal. Found right across the country, from bushland to alpine regions, it uses its powerful claws to tear into ant and termite nests, slurping up thousands of insects in a single meal. When threatened, it simply digs straight down or curls into a spiky ball, making