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Animals of Australia - The Echidna

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Uploaded by on Jan 13, 2008

A video of the Aussie Animal, the Echidna.

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  • Porky-pines (porcupines) are rodents and as closely related to echidnas as dolphins, lions or sperm whales.

    Same thing with the ant- eater. When classifying mammals, taxonomists look at three sub-classes (simplified):

    Placentals (give birth to developed young; i.e. cats, dogs, whales, seals,...)

    Monotremes (lay eggs; echidnas and platypus)

    Marsupials (only partially developed young; i.e. koalas, kangaroos, possums, quolls, wombats, numbats, ...).

    Sub-classes are further divided.

  • The echidna is about as related to a hedghog as you are

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  • @TheWicksy1971 Olol, nice one

  • What's the Differance between an echidna and a police car? With the police car the pricks are on the inside! LOL!!!

  • @HostOfThousands good point

  • @VinnStudios

    Then again, what native Australian animals aren't endangered, apart from kangaroos?

  • Its really a sad thing there endangered

  • Echidnas have been called a "primitive" mammal but studies have shown they are amazingly intelligent.

  • hay um do hedgehogs and ecidnas realy fight like in sonic x and stuff ? just asking

  • @psychocrusha618 i know wondered were sonic team got that too

  • beautiful creature

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