Short-beaked Echidna - Unisex Barnard Tank Size:L it’s plunging in like a

it’s plunging in like a feathered torpedo to snatch up fish

it’s hard to miss as it struts confidently across parks

Salties are surprisingly good swimmers and can travel vast distances in the ocean

using its bill to probe for crabs

particularly from eucalyptus blossoms

Short-beaked Echidna - Unisex Barnard Tank Size:L it’s plunging in like aThe 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