Echidnas: small, spiny, and unusual among mammals, laying eggs and producing milk for their young. But did you know there’s a mistake on some echidna specimens? Find out what it is and why it happened in this week’s #SurprisingScience 🦔🦶🏾 #Echidnas #NaturalHistory #Taxidermy #Science #Biology #Mammals | Natural History Museum, London

We’re crowning echidna babies with the honour of having the cutest name ever: puggles 🥺 An echidna only lays one egg at a time. When hatched, the little baby puggle feeds on milk secreted from patches in their mother’s pouch. Turns out echidnas are absolutely adorable at any age! 📺: Australian Geographic Extraordinary Animals is now airing on NITV on Sunday nights at 7.30pm. Episodes are available to stream for free on SBS On Demand at https://ausgeo.co/extraordinaryanimals #ausgeo #extraordin