Food
Insectivore
Echidnas eat ants, termites and worms.
Bug eater
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Echidna Facts for Kids: E Is for Echidna
Echidnas are spiny mammals that lay eggs. They slurp up ants and termites with a long, sticky tongue. Here are easy echidna facts for kids: what echidnas eat, how big they grow, what a baby echidna is called and where echidnas live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter E.
Mammaltype
Insectivorediet
Pugglebaby name
Fun facts
Fun Facts About Echidnas
Two more true facts about the echidna that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Echidna”
Echidna starts with the letter E. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
Echidnas are mammals that lay eggs.
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One more fact
They catch ants with a long sticky tongue.
Act it outMove like an echidna for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter E in “Echidna”.
Ask a questionWhat would an echidna eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Echidna Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the echidna, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
An echidna is 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Echidnas live for up to 50 years.
LifespanBaby
Puggle
A baby echidna is called a puggle.
Baby nameGroup
Parcel
A group of echidnas is called a parcel.
Group nameHabitat
Forests
Echidnas are found in Australia and New Guinea.
Where they liveAnimal type
Mammal
Echidnas are spiny mammals that lay eggs. They slurp up ants and termites with a long, sticky tongue.
Echidna is a mammalLetter
E is for echidna
Echidna has 7 letters and starts with E.
Say: Echidna
Quick quiz
Echidna Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
Question 1
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Free printable
Echidna Coloring Page: Letter E Worksheet
Done reading about the echidna? Print the free letter E sheet, say “E is for echidna” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
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Questions
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Echidna Questions Kids Ask
Echidnas eat ants, termites and worms. That makes the echidna an insectivore, which means it is a bug eater.
An echidna is 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) long.
Echidnas live for up to 50 years.
A baby echidna is called a puggle.
A group of echidnas is called a parcel.
Echidnas live in Australia and New Guinea. Their favorite habitat is: forests.
Yes. The echidna is a mammal. Echidnas are spiny mammals that lay eggs. They slurp up ants and termites with a long, sticky tongue.
Echidna starts with the letter E. Say it slowly and listen for the E sound at the start.
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