Echidna

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Echidna, E kid na, or Spiny Ant-eater, a group of Australian Mammals forming a distinct family, which is related by structure and habit to the duckbills. All of these animals have small bodies, covered with spines upon the back but with soft hair upon the under parts. The legs are short but bear strong claws. Like the duckbill, the echidna has an elongated bill full of spines which take the place of teeth. The home of the wild echidna is a burrow, generally located near a hunting ground where its favorite prey, the ant, is found in abundance and can be easily taken up by its long, slender tongue.