what kind of behaviour does the echidna display?
They hibernate
Short-beaked echidna
Echidnas hibernate even though it is seemingly unnecessary for survival; 
what is short-beaked echidna? The short-beaked echidna ("Tachyglossus aculeatus") is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus Tachyglossus. can you tell me something more about these kind of species. The short-beaked echidna is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed. It is a monotreme which lays eggs what does it feed on? ants, termites where are they found? Temperate Australia and lowland New Guinea can you tell me something more about the first place? Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. what kind of climate does it have? Much of the northern part of the country has a tropical, predominantly summer-rainfall (monsoon). The south-west corner of the country has a Mediterranean climate. The south-east ranges from oceanic (Tasmania and coastal Victoria) to humid subtropical (upper half of New South Wales), with the highlands featuring alpine and subpolar oceanic climates. The interior is arid to semi-arid. what languages are spoken here mostly? English what is the stable food of the people living here? Sunday roast apart from the echinda which are the other animals found here? Platypus, kangaroo, koala, and wombat
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Short-beaked echidna [SEP] Ecology and behaviour
These interruptions tend to coincide with warmer periods. Males end their hibernation period in mid-June, while reproductive females return to full activity in July and August; nonreproductive females and immature echidnas may not end hibernation until two months later. During euthermia, the body temperature can vary by 4 °C per day. The metabolic rate is around 30% of that of placental mammals, making it the lowest energy-consuming mammal. This figure is similar to that of other animals that eat ants and termites; burrowing animals also tend to have low metabolism generally. Echidnas hibernate even though it is seemingly unnecessary for survival; they begin their hibernation period while the weather is still warm, and food is generally always plentiful.