Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna - Women's Midweight Cotton Tee Regular fit also known as the southern

also known as the southern brown bandicoot

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

it’s a peaceful and solitary bird

Sporting a bold black “necklace” across its chest and a dramatic black mask around its eyes

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

Prickly mum - Short-beaked Echidna - Women's Midweight Cotton Tee Regular fit also known as the southernThe 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