Short-beaked Echidna - Unisex Barnard Tank Size:L remain major threats — but

remain major threats — but organisations like the Save the Bilby Fund are working hard to protect populations and restore safe habitat

with a scaly green body that mimics the dappled light filtering through the trees

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

bat-like wings and striking face that looks like it’s always in deep thought—thanks to its unique

using its bill to probe for crabs

Short-beaked Echidna - Unisex Barnard Tank Size:L remain major threats — butThe 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