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Category: Science & Technology

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Description: From spiky genitals to laying eggs, echidnas are the weird anomaly of the animal kingdom. But there’s an evolutionary reason behind their quirks. Moataz Hamde investigates the science behind them and their equally unique cousin, the playtpus. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 ab.co/2YFO4Go Watch the full 30min episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYWy... Footage/stills credits: Nathan Griggs @nathangriggsau: instagram.com/p/BFiVenqxRlY  Sam Hyatt: facebook.com/sam.hyatt/videos/10154232908740857   Pip Johnson: facebook.com/watch/?v=485516322155785 Steve Johnston   McKelvey and Rismiller  Luke Whitelum: youtube.com/watch?v=nlBt22t4bAw   Taronga Zoo   AP Archive ABC Gardening Australia #Australia #ABCScience Subscribe: ab.co/2YFO4Go Like: facebook.com/ABCScience Follow: twitter.com/ABCscience // instagram.com/abchealth --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).