Echidna (Tachyglossidae), one of four peculiar egg-laying mammals found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. They eat and breathe through a bald tube-like beak extending from their dome-shaped body. Covered with spines. Echidnas have round eyes and slits for ears, two small nostrils (or nostrils) at the end of their beak, and a small mouth. Electroreceptors in the skin of the beak sense electrical signals produced by the muscles of invertebrate prey. Echidnas are active day and night....
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a small Australian amphibian mammal known for its strange combination of primitive features and special adaptations, particularly its flat, almost comical beak, which early observers believed was sewn onto the mammal's body duck's beak. There is noticeable white fur under the eyes, adding to its unique appearance. The hair on the rest of the body is dark brown to light brown above and lighter underneath. Platypus in Australia...
The northern tree shrew (scientific name: Tupaia belangeri) is a tree shrew native to Indochina, the northeastern part of the South Asian subcontinent and southern China. Its type origin is near Yangon, Myanmar. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical forests and shrubs. The food is mainly insects, but also young birds, bird eggs, cereals, fruits, leaves, etc. Mainly distributed in Southeast Asia north of the Kra Isthmus. This species has a wide distribution range, large number, stable numbe...