 Tachyglossus aculeatus. This is Priscilla who lives with Spike, another echidna, in a rocky grassy enclosure with a waterfall and a stream. She is a monotreme and so lays eggs and suckles her young. She produces milk from a milk patch on her belly (no nipples). Her back is covered in spines with fur between them. Echidnas eat termites and ants. They dig into termite mounds with their claws and snout and then extend their long sticky tongue to get insects out. In the wild, echidnas can bury themselves very fast, but Priscilla and Spike stroll around in a relaxed way. An exciting new addition to our Potoroo Palace family is a young white echidna, who is charming everyone with her quirky personality. She has a special new enclosure near the lizard sunning areas.
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