Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna Sweatshirt | Unisex Heavy Blend™ Crewneck Tank Tops Found in northern Queensland rainforests

Found in northern Queensland rainforests

flitting about quietly under the cover of darkness

Along the way

it uses its powerful claws to tear into ant and termite nests

Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna Sweatshirt | Unisex Heavy Blend™ Crewneck Tank Tops Found in northern Queensland rainforestsThe short beaked echidna is one of Australias most unusual mums, raising her young in a way thats part reptile, part mammal, and entirely fascinating. After laying a single egg, she tucks it into a temporary pouch where it hatches into a tiny, jellybean sized puggle. She nurses it with milk (without nipples) before leaving it safely hidden in a burrow while she forages, returning every few days to feed it. Protecting intact bushland and safe nesting