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The Echidna is a monotreme of the family Tachyglossidae. They are sometimes called spiny anteaters for their spiky backs and long snouts. Their offspring are called puggles.

Echidna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna
Long-beaked Echidna - Zaglossus spp. - ARKive

Learn more about the Long-beaked echidna - with amazing Long-beaked echidna videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/long-beaked-echidna/zaglossus-spp/
Echidna (Tachyglossus Aculeatus) - A-Z Animals

Echidnas are known better as spiny anteaters, although they are not related to them, besides that fact that both anteaters and echidnas eat ants and termites.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/echidna/
EDGE - Attenbourough's Long-beaked Echidna

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna is the smallest and probably most threatened of the three long-beaked echidna species
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=2
Echidna - Monotreme - Britannica

EchidnaÂ (familyÂ Tachyglossidae),Â also called spiny anteater,Â any of four species of peculiar egg-laying mammals from Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that eat and breathe through a bald tubular beak protruding from a dome-shaped body covered in spines.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/echidna-monotreme
World Weirdest: Echidna - National Geographic

What gives birth to a puggle? Covered in spines, Australia's echidna is one of the rarest animals in the world: It's one of only two known mammals that lay eggs.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-echidna
Short-beaked Echidna Facts - AnimalFactGuide

Did you know baby echidnas are called puggles? Learn more short-beaked echidna facts at Animal Fact Guide!
http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/short-beaked-echidna/
Echidna - ZooBorns

The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums. Cute baby animal pictures and videos by date, species, and institution.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/echidna/
The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Echidna - WIRED

Echidnas are odd, even for cousins of the duckbilled platypus. They have no nipples, no teeth, and a four-headed penis. But the weirdness doesn't stop there.
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-echidna
Echidna - San Diego Zoo Animals

Zoos with echidnas hear these comments all the time. The echidna (ih-KID-na), or spiny anteater, is an unusual mammal. It is so different from any other that it still puzzles researchers and scientists.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/echidna

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Echidna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna
Long-beaked Echidna - Zaglossus spp. - ARKive

Learn more about the Long-beaked echidna - with amazing Long-beaked echidna videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/long-beaked-echidna/zaglossus-spp/
Echidna (Tachyglossus Aculeatus) - A-Z Animals

Echidnas are known better as spiny anteaters, although they are not related to them, besides that fact that both anteaters and echidnas eat ants and termites.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/echidna/
EDGE - Attenbourough's Long-beaked Echidna

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna is the smallest and probably most threatened of the three long-beaked echidna species
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=2
Echidna - Monotreme - Britannica

EchidnaÂ (familyÂ Tachyglossidae),Â also called spiny anteater,Â any of four species of peculiar egg-laying mammals from Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that eat and breathe through a bald tubular beak protruding from a dome-shaped body covered in spines.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/echidna-monotreme
World Weirdest: Echidna - National Geographic

What gives birth to a puggle? Covered in spines, Australia's echidna is one of the rarest animals in the world: It's one of only two known mammals that lay eggs.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-echidna
Short-beaked Echidna Facts - AnimalFactGuide

Did you know baby echidnas are called puggles? Learn more short-beaked echidna facts at Animal Fact Guide!
http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/short-beaked-echidna/
Echidna - ZooBorns

The newest, cutest baby animals from the world's accredited zoos and aquariums. Cute baby animal pictures and videos by date, species, and institution.
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/echidna/
The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Echidna - WIRED

Echidnas are odd, even for cousins of the duckbilled platypus. They have no nipples, no teeth, and a four-headed penis. But the weirdness doesn't stop there.
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-echidna
Echidna - San Diego Zoo Animals

Zoos with echidnas hear these comments all the time. The echidna (ih-KID-na), or spiny anteater, is an unusual mammal. It is so different from any other that it still puzzles researchers and scientists.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/echidna

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The Echidna is a monotreme of the family Tachyglossidae. They are sometimes called spiny anteaters for their spiky backs and long snouts. Their offspring are called puggles.

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