Echidnas or sometimes known as spiny anteaters and belong to the family of egg-laying mammals. The diet of some species consists of ants and termites, but they are not closely related to the true anteaters of the Americas. Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea. Echidnas evidently evolved between 20 and 50 million years ago, descending from a platypus-like monotreme. This ancestor was aquatic, but echidnas adapted to life on land.
More information on Echidna can be found on Wikipedia.
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