Short-beaked Echidna

The short-beaked echidna is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed.

## Gallery

### Films

Napoleon (1995)Dot and the Bunny (1983)The Rescuers Down Under (1990)Bilby (2018)Taz: Quest for Burger (2023)Ferngully 2: The Magical Rescue (1998)Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! (2004)Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)Walkabout (1971)Australia: The Land Beyond Time (2002)Symphony of the Wild (2015)Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959)The Wild Life (2016)The Animal World (1956)Strange Creatures (2016)Journey to the Valley of the Emu (1978)
### TV Shows

Go, Diego, Go! (2005-2011)Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007-2008)Spongebob SquarePants Echidna.pngSpongebob SquarePants (1999-)Toonimals! (2000)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)Sesame Street ShortsKratts' Creatures (1996)Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom ClassicsSeven Worlds, One Planet (2019)The Life of Mammals (2002)Life on Earth (1979)Nature of Australia (1988)Australia: Earth's Magical Kingdom (2019)Absurd Planet (2020)Moody Beasts (2016)Australia's Improbable Animals (1987)Bower Bird Blues (1997)Australia's Animal Mysteries (1983)Australia: Taking the Heat (2005)The Wonderful Kangaroo (1977)The Second Wave (1977)Up A Gum Tree (1979)Secrets of the Rainforest (1990)Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful (2019)Leo the Wildlife Ranger (2015)The Search for the World's Most Secret Animals (1989)Australia's Deadly Monsters (2017)Wild Australia (2014)Valley of the Kangaroos (1992)Survivors of the Firestorm (2011)Where's Waldo? (2019)ZooLife with Jack Hanna (1993)Wildest Australia (2005)The Nature of Sex (1993)Platypus: The World's Strangest Animal (2003)Paleoworld (1994-1997)Tiny World (2020)Mega Zoo (2020)Crikey! It's the Irwins (2018)Bindi the Jungle Girl (2007-2008)72 Cute Animals (2016)Jim Henson's The Animal Show (1994-1998)Animal Atlas (2004)The Jungle Bunch Echinda.pngThe Jungle Bunch (2014)Skippy, The Bush Kangaroo (1966-1968)The Living Edens (1997-2003)Burning Heart (1998)Australia's Hidden Islands (2017)World's Weirdest (2010)The Parenthood Game (1976)Over Australia (2017)Baby Animals in the Wild (2015)Wild 24 (2016)Crazy Monster (2014)The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill Echidna.pngThe Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill (2016)Wildest Places: Australia (2019)Wild Guess (1988)Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under (2020)Australia's Wild Places (2013)Devil Island (2013)Nick Baker's Weird Creatures (2007-2009)BowerBird Playboy of the Australian Forest Echidna.pngBowerBird: Playboy of the Australian Forest (1995)Freaks and Creeps Echidna.pngFreaks and Creeps (2012)
### Books

An A to Z Walk in the Park Echidna.pngDK Encyclopedia of Animals Echidna.pngNoah's Ark by Peter Spier Echidna.pngAtlas of the World's Strangest Animals Echidna.pngMy Early Learning Library Zoo Echidna.pngStart To Learn Animals Echidna.pngEncyclopedia of Animals A Complete to Animals Echidna.pngKoalas and Kangaroos Strange Animals of Australia Echidna.pngPocket Genius Mammals Echidna.pngHaydon Julie First 1000 Words Echidna.pngJeff Corwin Into Wild Tasmania Echidna.pngDisney Children’s Encyclopedia Echdina.pngThomas and Friends the Big Book of Australian Animals Echidna.png