Cool Animal of the Day: The Fire-Proof Spiny Anteater

Check out that Fire-Proof Spiney Anteater, man. Dude fights off Dingoes and survives bush fires like it ain’t no thing. Incredible really. Fire-Proof Spiny Anteaters, also known by the less interesting name Echidnas, are found in Australia. These spiky creatures lay eggs even though they’re mammals, they eat termites but they’re not related to anteaters, and they evolved from an ancestor shared with the duck-billed platypus. That’s wild. And now we’ve learned they also have one of the most impressive bush fire strategies ever – they just go to sleep, even if they end up a little less spiky afterwards. Anywho, Fire-Proof Spikey Anteater.

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