Kai The Echidna
What the heck is an echidna?
An Echidna is a spiny anteater.
They are one of the few mammals on Earth that lay eggs.
Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea.
Kai is a baby echidna, he was born last year at the Perth Zoo.
Newborn echidnas are called puggles. (How cute is that word!)
Puggles are carried around in their mom's pouch for two months before venturing out into the world.
Kai is now out of mom's pouch and his spines are really starting to grow in.
What an interesting little creature, right?
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