Short-Beaked Echidnas

Short-Beaked Echidnas
 

News: Short-beaked echidnas living in the Dryandra Woodland in Western Australia use a unique method to beat the searing heat during the summer.
 

About:
 Short-beaked echidna is one of four living species of echidna. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey (ant and termite) at a great speed.
 It has extremely strong front limbs and claws, which allow it to burrow quickly with great power. As it needs to be able to survive underground, it has a significant tolerance to high levels of carbon dioxide and low levels of oxygen.
 Researchers found that blowing snot bubbles can help the Short-beaked echidnas cool down.
 Their nose has about 100 mucous-secreting glands. When an animal blows mucus balloons that burst over its nose, evaporation cools the blood vessels inside the snout. Circulating this blood through the body brings down the body temperature. 

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