Native to New Guinea and Australia, these animals are the size of a house cat but a whole lot stranger with tiny toothless mouths, quill-like hairs—and multiheaded genitalia
—unless they’re mature males waddling after a female in mating season, in which case it’s a. These love trains may grow to 10 or more males and may trail a female for days, until she signals the last stop by stretching out on the ground. Then males dig a rut in the earth around her and, sumo-wrestler style, try to shove each other out of the ring. The victor gets to mate with her first—and his male member looks purpose-built for that task.
About 20 days after mating, the female deposits one egg into her abdominal pouch. After 10 more days, her puggle hatches into the world.Echidnas are found in New Guinea and all Australian states, from arid deserts to cold mountains. They don’t settle in one nest but take shelter in brush piles, hollow logs, or dens they or other animals have dug. Adult echidnas can range from 14 to 30 inches long and weigh anywhere from five to 22 pounds.
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