Hibernation
The Short-Beaked Echidna is a spiny australian egglaying mammal that hibernates in winter. During winter the Shot-Beaked Echidna goes into a state of dormancy and hibernates to save energy. It emerges as the temperature increases to lay its eggs. A Short-Beaked Echidna can tolerate great amounts of carbon dioxide and lack of oxygen which allows it to go underground.
Description
A Short-Beaked Echidna is covered in fur and quills. It has long, strong claws for digging burrows.
They have a dome-shaped head and a short beak sticking out of their head. Its eyes are on the side of its head and are about 9mm wide. Their ears are also on the side of their head. Short-Beaked Echidnas are abot 30-45 centimetres in length and weigh around 3-5 kilograms.
They have a dome-shaped head and a short beak sticking out of their head. Its eyes are on the side of its head and are about 9mm wide. Their ears are also on the side of their head. Short-Beaked Echidnas are abot 30-45 centimetres in length and weigh around 3-5 kilograms.
Diet
A Short-Beaked Echidnas diet consists of ants, termites, worms and other invertebrates.