Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna - Women's Midweight Cotton Tee Regular fit males often present females with

males often present females with colourful petals — sometimes yellow or pink — as part of their courtship display

it’s a peaceful and solitary bird

The Australian Magpie is one of the most iconic and charismatic birds in the land down under

It feeds in shallow mudflats

also known as the southern brown bandicoot

Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna - Women's Midweight Cotton Tee Regular fit males often present females withThe short beaked echidna is one of Australias most unusual mums, raising her young in a way thats part reptile, part mammal, and entirely fascinating. After laying a single egg, she tucks it into a temporary pouch where it hatches into a tiny, jellybean sized puggle. She nurses it with milk (without nipples) before leaving it safely hidden in a burrow while she forages, returning every few days to feed it. Protecting intact bushland and safe nesting