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This informative and entertaining book is full of captivating facts about the remarkable Short-beaked Echidna.As endearing prickly icons of Australia, Echidnas are known and loved by people around the world.Did you know? Unusually for mammals, Echidnas lay eggs rather than giving birth to babies. Newlyhatched baby Echidnas are known as puggles.They have a taste for ants and termites and can feast on up to forty thousand of theseinsects in a single day.Their closest relatives are the three species of Long-beaked Echidna from New Guinea,along with the Platypus.Each spread covers a different aspect of Echidna life, from What s for dinner? and Special adaptations to Speed and safety and Relatives and lookalikes .The book contains bite-sized chunks of interesting information coupled with stunningphotographs, which combine to make this an engaging and entertaining introductionto the subject that s bound to capture the imagination of any reader.

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