The Echidna Makes The Platypus Look Normal

[@throwwway9152]

When I was a kid we had an echidna that lived in our unused bonfire pile and it just walked around our yard clearing out the green ants completely ignoring our presence

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Lucky

[@nclandscaping5948]

You should had named them Knuckles

[@BlindingLight]

The echidna is the cure to all ant problems

[@juliaaajames1259]

I was so petrified to continue reading because I thought it would end up with the echidna setting ablaze 😭

[@byebye9455]

@@juliaaajames1259 same omg😭😭💀💀

[@ToxicWyvern1]

"The echidna reproductive strategy gets even weirder..." Sonic Fanbase: *sips drink* "Interesting "

[@josephnevin]

Hedgehog =/= echidna. But we all made that mistake once in our lives.

[@SonicJwadTheHedgehog]

Hedgehogs: Sonic, Shadow, Amy, Silver Echidnas: Knuckles, Tikal, Shade

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

@@josephnevin As mentioned by others, some characters from the Sonic franchise are echidnas. Trying to correct others while being the one who gets it wrong. But we all made that mistake once in our lives.

[@TyrannoKoenigsegg]

I READ THAT JUST AS SHE SAID IT

[@lilsammich8252]

@@yeahokbuddy2510 They are the nosey neighbors.

[@kokorolex]

A documentary of Knuckles, directed by Knuckles, starring Knuckles. And sponsored by Knuckles.

[@M50A1]

Distributed by Knuckles

[@guilatrixx4442]

Lastly, Produced by Knuckles

[@Chigo-nr8jg]

This video gave employment to hundreds of knuckles

[@garo7839]

& Knuckles

[@gunswinger3110]

featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

[@poupinim]

i love how they tilt from side to side when walking its so cute

[@michellereed479]

You're so lucky to see 2 echidnas during your time in Australia. I've lived here for 34 years and have only ever seen 1 echidna in the wild. They are super shy animals.

[@lythyboo]

I watched an echidna use my siblings to Cross the road for month’s. They defs can be easy spooked but ive seen em “interact” with people kinda like magpies or kookaburras. Beautiful creatures.

[@SalvableRuin]

@@lythyboo Months, not "month's"

[@lythyboo]

@@SalvableRuin “month’s” plural, It’s English it’s weird “months” is also correct.

[@donuts3476]

@@SalvableRuin imagine trying to correct someone for grammar in a youtube comment section 💀

[@1DTL]

Depends where you live... We get them regularly in the WA Hills.

[@HayTatsuko]

"What could an echidna be dreaming about?" *_SEEEGAAAAAAA_*

[@Help_Im_On_Fire]

🤣

[@andxr7903]

LMAO I-

[@squirrelgore]

CEEEAAAAASSSAAAARR

[@dracodracarys2339]

they dream of finding DA WAE

[@Angie2343]

@@dracodracarys2339 No, that damn fourth Chaos Emerald!

[@extragirth64]

People say the echidna's reproduction strategy is weird but I think their high intelligence and ability to dream is the truly odd thing about them. They have such low metabolism and tolerance to low-oxygen environments, I expect them to be stupid yet somehow it is the opposite. People describe evolution as _"survival of the fittest"_ but a more accurate description is _"survival of the fit enough"._ Their intelligence must be important to their survival, it can't be just some added benefit on top of their other abilities.

[@chrisdaignault9845]

I mean, they're the fittest in their niche. Everything else wasn't fit enough, so they are indeed the fittest of anything they've previously been competing with.

[@dracodracarys2339]

they need their intelligence to find da wae

[@bananewane1402]

Nature selected the intelligent, resilient, amazingly well-adapted echidna. But it also selected the aggressively stupid, shit-eating, chlamydia-infected koala.

[@joaocaju3061]

The virgin Koala vs the Chad Echidna

[@luckas221a]

SURVIVAL OF THE FIT ENOUGH

[@fomalhaut_the_great]

"real life knuckles" that's like calling dogs "real life scooby doos" which, now that you mention it, i'm going to do from now on

[@sapphirejones7302]

I always wanted my own real life Scooby doo when i was younger; but my mom only let us have real life Garfields.

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

Ironically enough, Scooby Doo was intentionally designed to be the complete opposite of real great danes.

[@kittycub]

Cats are real life gods (Garfield)

[@chazbear28]

So Great Danes?

[@beermanmccool1226]

Ruh-roh.

[@CodeKirby]

"Probably about chasing Chaos Emeralds" *and this is why this is my favourite nature channel*

[@cattymajiv]

I'm actually getting sick to death of the comments about whatever the hell cartoon it is you people are talking about. Maybe it was funny the first time, but ad nauseum?!

[@michaelmanyaboy3393]

@@cattymajivwomp womp, then stop reading the comments.

[@squiddyword7224]

@@cattymajivGrow up?

[@twstf8905]

You should really consider making a separate channel, or a playlist here, dedicated to showing your amazing drawings!! 👍

[@animalogic]

Hey! We do have one, check us out! kzbin.info

[@twstf8905]

Awesome! "@@animalogic" that's exactly what I was talking about!!! 👍 (You rock!🎸)

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@animalogic You gave up on the channel it seems?

[@TerraTuso]

"The Echidna looks like a hamster that held in a fart so hard that it all just went *pop!* " -Zefrank

[@slappy8941]

That's how the echidna do.

[@nicholasknapp9447]

That's a dumb conclusion to your observation

[@wvlf4259]

It looks like a bear and an anteater hooked up and said, "those spikes didn't come from me"

[@chrisdaignault9845]

@tubenshaft technically not a peepee as they don't pee with it ;)

[@PinkiousPiakous]

@@slappy8941 Ah, a man of culture.

[@coolguyhino92]

The Echidna. Only one who can truly say it has a *4 head* .

[@Blindashitmetalasfuck]

YOU WIN THE COMMENTS!!!

[@k.umquat8604]

Underrated comment right there

[@fredisguzman6834]

You can say it’s a real life ‘hydra’

[@SoneAteForTwo]

That comment was not necessary, but appreciated.

[@pissy4476]

coolguyhino92 I don't get it... xD

[@ariezweatherford6861]

How did you go this whole episode without talking about them backwards footsies?!?

[@eltrompas1641]

The only detail I cared for...damn

[@MELISSAO2592]

Yea because I was wondering when she was going to get to it's feet..

[@LalaRojas-jd5rc]

What's backwards footsies?

[@nclandscaping5948]

also how did they go an entire episode without saying Knuckles or da wae?

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

@@LalaRojas-jd5rc Their feet are pointed backwards.

[@macca3666]

I came across one yesterday by a walking track out behind my house. One was in my front yard once too. They're so adorable.

[@susananderson9619]

Macca are you Steve?

[@fredstar-mw4tl]

I love how it waddles along 😂

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

In the last clip, it almost looked like it was using it’s snoot as a 5th leg. Lol. I’m sure it was trying to detect food, but it was adorable! Edit: someone else said it was missing a foot, so it actually was using his snoot as a cane of sorts.

[@Storm_cryo]

Aw they're adorable, it's nice to hear they aren't endangered, and on the brink of extinction

[@demetrialowther727]

Well, not the Short Beak Echidna anyway, but their cousins over the Torres Strait in New Guinea are not so lucky. Still hunted as a delicacy among many other threats, the long beak species are in poor shape.

[@alanbareiro6806]

Not so sure if they encounter a certain water monster that got out of the giant magic jewel.

[@TheKorenji]

@@alanbareiro6806 as long as they don't provoke the monster by harming the inhabitants of the jewel shrine, they'll be alright

[@totallynotditto1573]

Yea bc if u touch it ur dog dies

[@GreenHillSonic_Roblox]

Unlike Knuckles.

[@tacklessstone0369]

This thing is as weird if not weirder than a platypus

[@LaCarchita]

There relatives

[@cintronproductions9430]

The platypus looks like half duck and half beaver, meanwhile the echidna looks like half porcupine and half anteater. XD

[@pogdog86]

perry.

[@baikia777]

@@cintronproductions9430 echidna should be part kiwi too, since they both lay eggs and have similar fur lol.. And Platypus is venomous while echidna isn't. But both still weird af.

[@apatheticAnxiety]

Meanwhile wombats and kangaroos are perfectly normal

[@uncabob214]

Fun fact about echindas: You can actually hold them. The points are blunt enough that with careful handling you can support them in your hands. Not recommended for wild animals, of course.

[@kapzduke]

just adding a come to the title of this video makes it sound more interesting "Echidna Babies Are Real, Weird" "Echidna Babies Are, Real Weird" "Echidna, Babies Are Real Weird"

[@lahugat3093]

One fact that you forgot to mention is, they're great burrowers. When they sense a threat, they can use their shovel like pads to burrow themselves INTO the ground half their body in, with their spines showing up.

[@brianhummler207]

Can we please talk about how INCREDIBLE the sound mixing is? Such an underappreciated aspect of why Animalogic is such a fantastic show.

[@freestyleskyline]

Agreed I made the same comment

[@localdude2979]

Nah is honeslty generic and forgetabłe

[@SalvableRuin]

No, we can't talk about it.

[@kittyc0n]

@@SalvableRuin man, at it again? also i checked your playlists.... yikes! do you hate women or something? super political too, lol.

[@RailfoxStudios]

I know they’re covered in spikes, but I honestly feel an urge to pet them when I look at them. Somehow my lizard brain sees the dark brown spikes closer to the back and thinks “hehe fluffie”...

[@Vortex-7358]

They are easy to pet. Just make sure to go with the spikes and not against them and you'll be fine

[@AK33M]

Jesus...

[@depressionberry1714]

Same, like all I wanna do is hold them in my arms

[@mariadelcarmengirard1680]

Forget about petting it, I'm happy just looking at it walk for hours,, CAN'T YOU SEE HOW THAT LITTLE BROWN BALL BOUNCES AROUND WITH IT'S LITTLE FOOTSIES???

[@grbrt6318]

They have the ability to recover while busting another

[@jacklazzaro9820]

Here I come, rougher than the rest of them

[@arceusthecreatorofpokemon1767]

The best of them, Tougher than knuckles

[@unknownuwu8488]

Unlike Sonic, I don't chuckle

[@lessermike8786]

I'm hard as hell, it ain't hard to tell

[@KaiTheLegend]

I break em down whether they Knuckles or Knuckles

[@Human_SkullsYT]

Unlike the rest I'm Knuckles since my first breath

[@HWKier]

I recall staring at the Echidna display at the San Diego Zoo, but even in the zoo, I couldn't get a glimpse. This video corrected some of my Echidna misconceptions. Thank you.

[@trinomial-nomenclature]

I wish you have talked about their backwards facing hind feet (paws?). That's a really weird trait to see and it would have been interesting to learn how and why they evolved that way. Other than that, great video!

[@nathanwright5496]

You forgot these guys can glide through the air, crush stone, and climb walls with their spikey white gloves. And don't forget their most feared enemy the hedgehog, though I hear they can be found cooperating sometimes in nature.

[@riahlexington]

LMAO

[@prolly2stoned420]

I always thought knuckles and sonic were on the same team? I played so much of this sonic game cube game as a child and I always thought they were on the same team? We’re they enemies before?

[@nathanwright5496]

@@prolly2stoned420 his first appearance was as more of a rival than an enemy, but you could safely say they weren't fond of each other at first

[@prolly2stoned420]

@@nathanwright5496 ahh, cool. Thanks for the info.

[@sorrenblitz805]

Here I come rougher than Knuckles, the best of them, Tougher than Knuckles they Call me Knuckles unlike Knuckles I don't chuckle I'd rather flex my Knuckles

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

*Video!* Approved. _Knuckles has approved this video_

[@ChromaLuke]

*Video!* I don't know...

[@ChromaLuke]

*Video!* Huh? Grrr... Grarh! Nice work, Safari Man! Now let's get rid of the like system! Safari Man? It appears there has been some change of plans. With this like system, I control the videos! _Safari Man is now in control of the videos! Stop him from downloading with his Get Video downloader bot!_

[@lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773]

I approve of it as well.

[@jasontan5311]

Why do I see you everywhere?

[@edgelord8337]

Man this boi is looking rougher than the rest of them. And unlike hedgehogs they don't chuckle. They rather approve memes.

[@countryhumanskorra4065]

Okay shadow

[@unluckychucky3979]

Dude you forgot one thing, they often communicate via clicking, searching for the way.

[@anitapea8567]

Meme, No. it is now illegal to post this meme.

[@nassyl1]

Doesn't really look like he's trying to save the flower from evil deterioration though

[@danielle_dufault]

I'd rather flex my muscles

[@GoblinBWR]

This makes Knuckles fanfiction even scarier than it already way

[@oldstrawhat4193]

What an excellent video (as usual)! The adult echidnas are adorable, and the puggles are super cute. BTW, you have a great personality and attitude. Very positive and upbeat. You obviously love studying animals, and you appear to really enjoy making these videos. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Thank you for the videos, and being who you are. I always feel happy after watching one of your videos.

[@doorbox788]

i appreciate how this channel makes great animal content but doesn’t pander to kids so much like other similar channels do! I actually feel like i’m learning without getting yelled at about how cool and animal is!

[@egg3926]

Finally an episode about Australian Knuckles!

[@JeremyKing-el4rf]

That thumb nail and tag is like 25 years to late lol. Finally!

[@nclandscaping5948]

*KNOCK KNOCK* OPEN THE DOOR!!!!!!!!!

[@thomasrevere1728]

@@kat_riza2005 do you know da wae?

[@obidean3964]

Why I can't stop smiling when they're walking, so adorable 😂😍

[@alceratops6853]

Unlike you, they don't chuckle

[@Jrez]

I can't believe you didn't get any B-roll of echidnas climbing up vertical surfaces and gliding through the air.

[@brockbracken318]

Never thought Knuckles would look so adorable in real life

[@genericpotato9502]

OOf, what a relief. I was already expecting the disappointment of hearing the "endanger specie", I'm really happy to hear that their population is doing fine xd.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah, thankfully they're all over the place. In Oz, not the world in general.

[@GuyNamedSean]

The three long-beaked echidna species from New Guinea aren't doing as well as their southern cousin, sadly.

[@games_on_phone89]

thankfully, the knuckles clan will survive

[@ChromaLuke]

Ah yes, the Echidna. The animal that always searches for their queens while showing other animals the correct way, can glide, approve or disprove memes, and tells you to shut up. Oh, and it can call upon the power of colorful stones.

[@shrimbb4613]

Sir you are stuck in 2017

[@sdrawkcab5267]

@@shrimbb4613 Do you noe da whey?

[@myew]

and they don't chuckle.

[@originalname5096]

They also have the tendency to add their name onto things, like Hedgehog 3 & Echidna

[@amtrakisveryepic]

They are tougher than the rest of them

[@boltzypajarillaga8862]

"What could an Echidna be dreaming about? Probably Chaos Emeralds" *Shows a clip where an echidna is collecting rings and a chaos emerald* I am done.

[@mewmewcutie5950]

XD that’s too funny that Danielle spoke!

[@TaurusToyVideos]

I was thinking the master emerald

[@nclandscaping5948]

@@TaurusToyVideos *KNOCK KNOCK*

[@ellab8690]

Love this. Your narration is so perfect for these little guys too. Thank you for such great insight to this little monotreme!

[@heidihamilton9825]

I love the one echidna with the missing foot who uses his snout to walk around. Such a unique adaptation!

[@iksarguards]

It’s like Jim Henson took a crack at making a hedgehog

[@M50A1]

While on crack

[@user-cp1ce5mu2v]

And marijuana

[@TyrannoKoenigsegg]

And drunk

[@haystack5637]

@@GrassPossum Hedgehogs were genetically engineered by SEGA. The government doesn't want you to know this!!!

[@Angie2343]

@@GrassPossum Hey, don't talk about Sonic like that.

[@484848474]

I wait for these videos. 72 yrs old and still fascinated by nature and I love the narration by Danielle and Jess.

[@rosemareemclure3227]

We have one currently living in our shed. It wanders out from under a stage built out there to visit occasionally. Really cute.

[@normaltyper5381]

"What could an echidna be dreaming about?" HERE I COME ROUGHER THAN THE REST OF THEM!

[@vishipsherrah]

Knuckles doesn't chase chaos emeralds. He guards the master emerald

[@juanlikesoj6798]

"We're the weird ones for not laying eggs" Echidna: Winks*

[@MarriedtoCoffee]

It always warms my heart when you do a video on a species that's thriving

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

4:43 Monotremes: "Oh, we're the weird ones for laying eggs?" *watches plancental mothers screaming while giving birth to giants* "Yes, we're the odd ones..."

[@tayah1669]

Exactly what I was thinking😂

[@waffleman4566]

*Screams in Kiwi (Cuz that egg)

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

*looks at literally every other order of animals. They all lay eggs* "we are such weirdos"

[@kaumudimisra2320]

i love everything about animalogic, from danielle to the the editor and writers LOVE THIS CHANNEEELLL

[@jaynedavis3388]

I like that when she said “we’re the weird ones for not laying eggs 3:13 the Echidna winks at the camera 😂🥰

[@ellathecat4775]

The echidna also protect giant emerald

[@SuperSwordman1]

They sadly are quite bad at it.

[@nclandscaping5948]

@@SuperSwordman1 yeah Bats keep taking their emerald along with a giant egg

[@SuperBC1975]

Platypuses: "We are the only mammals to lay eggs." Echidna: Really? Hold my spikes."

[@SuperBC1975]

@@InevitableTruth. It's a joke.

[@spaghettiguy3205]

@@InevitableTruth. A joke, You heard of it?

[@pillowprincess3673]

@@InevitableTruth. the joke is, that it's a common misconception that only platypuses lay eggs. And cheesealling an inoffensive joke dumb speaks for itself

[@suicicada]

@@InevitableTruth. It's a joke

[@matthewshearn1079]

Do people out side of Australia really think only platypuses lay eggs

[@WisdomUngulates]

4:48 that Echidna winked at the camera!

[@shivamjoshi5741]

at 6:09 that Echidna is missing its right front leg

[@watintarnation9801]

Honestly, I didn't expect them to be smart because they diverged so early from other mammals we see, but their brain is rather fascinating.

[@Lockhart2000]

I'm 47 years old why am I still seeing new mammals for the first time? Insects and even birds I can understand but you'd think I'd have heard of every mammal by now.

[@animalogic]

Glad we could teach you something new, Steve! :)

[@nikkonormanizar]

Happy to hear that echidna's population is still at its best. I often feel terrible whenever hearing the lines "due to poaching" etc. etc.

[@bluecoldtails6884]

Knock Knock, it's Knuckles.

[@nathanilemiller7750]

A kiss

[@nicolaslara2041]

I was one of the few kids who knew what an echidna was before finding out Knuckles is one.

[@castorthemudwing825]

Same bro same

[@alceratops6853]

Are you Australian?

[@risingpower3658]

I really like this one. What an unusual animal. I wonder if you can make friends with one. I always check. Australia sure builds every creature tough. Some of them are deadly. Moniter lizards. If you are unarmed.

[@DavidKD2050]

As someone has mentioned already, if habituated to people they more or less ignore you. Even if completely wild they don’t panic at the sight of a person. In my experience 5M is about their comfort zone. Stay outside it, stay quiet, don’t show too much interest, and they will trundle around getting on with business.

[@johnanon658]

I would wreck a monitor lizard

[@Angie2343]

5:26 Yay, a Sonic reference...but with Pac-Man music?

[@animalogic]

Thanks for watching!

[@lottr472]

Animalogic no thank you

[@possessedaerosol8343]

All I knew about echidnas before this was their reproductive organs were four holed

[@longdirtytoenails1076]

At 2:18 it's looks as though you've peed your pants.

[@longdirtytoenails1076]

@@possessedaerosol8343 Wtf

[@therockazoid]

"If I said you had a beautiful body would you take your pants off and dance a little bit?" Zap Brannigan

[@possessedaerosol8343]

Now I want to hear the story with you and the tiger snake

[@drrocketman7794]

Tell us about the tiger snake!

[@0192123]

everyone here relating it to a character from sonic but im like: ah ,yes my first pokemon *Cyndaquil* !!!

[@rainpooper7088]

Too bad it turns into a badger, I would have loved a fully evolved echidna.

[@0192123]

@@rainpooper7088 oh so that's what it became. once it evolves it threw me off but i still love all its forms

[@nclandscaping5948]

@@rainpooper7088 ARE U GUYS FORGETING SHINY SANDSLASH IT LITERALLY IS A FULLY EVOLVED ECHIDNA!!!!!

[@quinnperry3197]

@@nclandscaping5948 I always thought Sandslash was meant to be a pangolin?

[@toxbird]

I thought Cyndaquil was a mouse.

[@wallrider4194]

3:10 “and we’re the weird ones for not laying eggs!” Echidna: *wink*

[@lasercraft32]

Echidnas DO have superpowers... If they're red and have dreadlocks, they can spread their arms and legs out and the wind catches under the dreadlocks and allows them to glide. They can also climb walls, dig really well, enjoy treasure hunting, protect giant magical gemstones, and sometimes have crushes on extremely feminine bats. They also like wearing cowboy hats. (in case you didn't catch on, this is a Sonic reference, not an actual scientific observation).

[@joan_of_snark]

Echidnas: *eating ants while the rest of the world burns down around them like they've been doing for 17 million years*

[@nakrinoban6394]

no need to change a winning strategy

[@sarafontanini7051]

Echidna: this is fine.

[@mlpman246]

The most boop-able snoot!

[@yelpkelp9134]

Legend says.... that the echidnas snoot, was the first snoot to be booped....

[@ryanchong9965]

4:44 "we're the weird ones for not laying eggs!" "Kakyoin, did you lay this egg!?"

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

Man of Culture right here, everyone!

[@danielle_dufault]

Amazing Rero rero rero etc

[@chaoscountdown9968]

Oi, Josuke I deleted the echidna eggs

[@dracodracarys2339]

kakyoin is a platypus

[@OOKIE_DOOKIE]

This is a proof that JoJo fans are literally everywhere, there wasn't a single video I watched without someone making a JoJo refference

[@paulductionfilms7429]

pov: all the comment section are filled with knuckles reference

[@jaebeezy876]

Half of the facts about the echidna sound made up on the spot, especially "milk patch." What a delightful and fascinating animal.

[@peachybabe8540]

My dog (yes, the one in my profile pic) once barked at an echidna for four ours. My dad let her bark for so long because he thought she was barking at rocks again 😂 he was so surprised to look into the hedge to see a smol spiky boi curled up, and then promptly took Peach away. Could you imagine being that poor echidna and being barked at for 4 hours?? I bet it just fall asleep 😂😂😂 Peach didn’t hurt her at all, she just barks so don’t worry.

[@comradechonky6328]

loll

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Poor neighborhood. Who tf lets their dog bark like that?

[@peachybabe8540]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 we live in rural Australia, the closest neighbour is 5 kilometers away so dw :)

[@1DTL]

My friend has had to remove spines from her dogs mouth a few times... Dog 0 Echidna at least 4...

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

I’d be torn,I’m an echidna& dog supporter🤷‍♂️

[@etatsopa]

As an Australian I really appreciate this video. I love echidnas. Another common problem, particularly in rural/remote areas is echidnas getting hit by vehicles. Their beaks are often hurt, and a broken beak will invariably leads to the echidna dying of starvation because they can’t find food or “chew” it.

[@veledwin1]

Aw I didn't know they wobbled. I've never actually seen one move before. That is just too cute 💛

[@user-vk7cp1op9p]

Echidnas continue to remain safe in their numbers, because maybe, no one wants to wear them for fashion, eat them for dinner, or take them home to their children for pets, or show off as a trophy! They have the winning combination! If only some of our other species might become less favored for "cuteness!"

[@lordzamasuvegetablackfusio9773]

The echidna's excellent eyesight is what helps them collect treasure.

[@averyrosesilva]

Unlike Hedgehogs, Echidnas don’t chuckle, they’d rather flex there muscles. They are also always protecting the master emerald

[@badnewsbruner]

Okay... The Chaos Emerald thing got me GUD! xD Love it! Also, I LOVE Animalogic, SO MUCH. Thank you all so very much for creating this educational and fun content. Oddly, as a youngster, I cared very little for learning, and now as an adult I can't control my urge to learn. Funny how that works out isn't it.

[@mgallardo]

I saw an echidna for the first time in Australia a few months ago! They’re my new favorite wild animal! Thanks for the informative video!

[@resourcedragon]

Watching an echidna scratch itself is wonderful, they release clouds of dust as they do so. It's also great to watch them burrowing, the rate at which they do so is incredible - and again, there are clouds of dust as they dig.

[@thetubefish]

Waiting for a Knuckles reference when I got swept into the cool facts and I forgot I was waiting for it--THEN it happened. Smooth moves, kids.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Saw the thumbnail, and I almost chuckled. OH NO!

[@wanderlustwarrior]

@@incognitodon5779 the thumbnail is one of several references in this video to Knuckles the Echinda from Sonic the Hedgehog. I made two more references.

[@BitterComments]

*”The Master Emerald contains special powers that neutralize the energy of the Chaos Emeralds. That makes it very powerful!”* Props if you got the reference.

[@Harbluia]

Chaos is power. Power enriched by the heart.

[@danielledoeswhat]

The controller is the one who unifies the chaos.

[@Godzillaguy_129]

The servers are the seven chaos

[@nclandscaping5948]

Rouge: *grabs master emerald and flys off*

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

So _this_ is what happens when I plug Animalogic into the top of my Sonic & Knuckles cart. Huh... _neat._

[@scottlypuff]

OMG the chaos emeralds part had me cracking up!

[@kirbycairo]

You've done such a great job with your channel! I remember watching when you had few subscribers, and now you are really educating and entertaining millions of people.. Great job!

[@kixxknuckles1st732]

Knuckles, is that you?

[@nclandscaping5948]

yes

[@spiralpython1989]

Thank you for covering one of my favourite local species so accurately. I regularly cross paths with one or more just walking my dog in the bush just 10 minutes away from my home. They just wander along, seemingly without a care... But, don’t try an pat one... we previously had a resident pair in our garden, and I made that mistake only once...

[@bialek.online]

i realized that somewhere down the road - the mandatory drawing is what i came for :)

[@sapphirejones7302]

I always pause to find the new drawing! 😂

[@fabricdragon]

i always learn something... its interesting how many of the adaptations the echidna has make sense when you think of them as aquatic... including the electrosensors

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 how’re you doing?

[@McLort]

I just learned today at 33 that Echidna is a real animal.... well done Sega....well done...

[@Vorador666]

Really fascinating all these oddities in the spiky floof, really really great episode Danielle & the team!

[@Allthingsmarinelife]

Australia is my dream place to visit , especially to see the Great Barrier Reef before it’s gone , but if I can I’d like to do my part to try and save the reef by combatting climate change. I’m currently in school for marine biology!

[@calebcrawford3389]

U got this

[@siyacer]

Hope you don't get jumped by a gangaroo

[@erjinson]

“on a continent far far away” me in my bed in Sydney: lmao

[@ed2166]

Was not expecting a video game reference. Exceptional documenting 👌

[@givemeoats]

Echidnas are equipped with a sixth sense, allowing them to detect any nearby chaos emeralds.

[@Zeze2749]

I love how they referred it to as “the real life knuckle”..

[@KaiTheLegend]

I love how upon seeing the notification for this video, I KNEW there would be a slew of comments relating to Knuckles. I love all of you so much. ❤️

[@joshuaokoro-sokoh2993]

"Twas foretold someone would make a documentary about my kind." Owls of Gahoole fans would understand that reference.

[@acvaticlifE]

Wow I actually had no idea how succesfull and adaptive these animals are. Awesome! :D

[@smggl64]

that intro was better than a lot of things im too lazy to think about