Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatu), Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Pacific

Starry moray eel (Echidna nebulosa), grows to 50cm, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Echidna Chasm Walk, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle Range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Echidna Chasm, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle Mountain Range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Echidna Chasm, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle Mountain Range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Echidna Chasm Walk, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle Range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

An adult snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) on Sebayur Island, Flores Sea, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) peeks out from a dark hole on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) pokes its head out of a hole in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

An adult snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), on the reef off Port Airboret, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), crossing the road, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

An adult snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), on the reef off Port Airboret, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

An adult snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa), on the reef off Port Airboret, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Palm trees at approach to Echidna chasm, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Echidna Chasm Walk, Purnululu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bungle Bungle mountain range, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Front foot detail of short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Tyalgum, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Rear foot detail of short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Tyalgum, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

An Echidna on the forest floor of the Macquarie Pass National Park, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

An Echidna on the forest floor of the Macquarie Pass National Park, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Snowflake moray eel, Echidna nebulosa, scavenging in seagrass beds, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.

Ranger showing echidna at Bungalow Bay Koala Village, Horseshoe Bay, northcoast of Magnetic island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia

Tourist group, Echidna Chasm ravine, Bungle Bungle, Purnululu National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Echidna Chasm ravine, Bungle Bungle, Unesco World Heritage Site, Purnululu National Park, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Spiny anteater Echidna Australia

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), adult, foraging, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), adult, Mount Lofty, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Spiny Anteater or Echidna (Tachyglossidae) in the zoo of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Echidna, the Sacro Bosco, Sacred Grove colloquially called Park of the Monsters, XVI century, Parco dei Mostri in Italian, Bomarzo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Portrait of echidna

Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), an oviparous mammal of Australia. Short-beaked Echidnas feed on Ants and termites, the spiky coat, which can differ in color and density in Australia, is protecting the Echidna from predators. Australia, South Australia