Snout-fabulous! Echidnas are a type of monotreme, which means they are egg-laying mammals. Echidnas are one of two living mammals who lay eggs. Unlike their platypus cousins, echidnas happily live on land. . . . . . . . #animalsofinstagram #animalplanet#animaloftheday #wild #wildlife #outdoors#animals #wildanimals #conservation #nature#animallovers #instanature #wildgeography #wildlifeonearth #echidna #platypus