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ECHIDNA : ONE OF THE RAREST MAMMALS OF THE WORLD


Echidna is one of the rarest mammals of the world next to the Duck Billed Platypus. Echidna is a egg lying mammals. This kinds of mammals are very active during the night that means they are nocturnal. This animals looks like hedgehog. It is a small nocturnal Old World mammals with a spiny coat and short legs.
After all this strange mammals is able to roll itself into a ball for defence. There are many spike on its back. Normally they are very shy and non- aggressive. Echidna has a long moist muzzle and a long tongue which they use to feast termites. These kinds of creatures have no teeth. So this kind of creature chews termites between their tongue and mouth cavity. There are only four types are available of this species including platypus.


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