Assertion: echidna | /r/CapableOf | leave its spines
Facets:
value: from the pelican lagoon research centre
type: LOCATION
value: for protection against a predator
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: With its short muscular front and hind legs and sharp claws, the echidna digs away at the ground and sinks right down into it, leaving only its spines out for protection against a predator.
text: We've seen a lot of echidnas that have been through fires and have lost either a lot or only a few spines," environmental physiologist Peggy Rismiller from the Pelican Lagoon Research Centre told ScienceAlert.