2013 $1 Bush Babies Echidna PNC

The echidna, like the platypus, is an egg-laying mammal. There are only two species of echidna, one found in the highlands of New Guinea, and a smaller species that lives in Australia and in New Guinea. Most if the echidna’s short, stocky body is covered with long pointed spines which act as a form of protection, for when under threat, it will pull its head in and curl up into a ball with its spines on show.