| To the kangaroos and emus of the outback, I was able to add sightings of wallabies, a wombat, and an echidna. |
| The echidna is a nocturnal animal which means it only comes out at night and it is rare to see one during the day. |
| The echidna depends more on its hearing than its eyesight, though it does see reasonably well. |
| The mascots at the Summer 2000 games in Sydney, Australia, were a platypus named Syd, an echidna called Millie, and a kookaburra called Olly. |
| But it is the immediate predecessor of modern mammals, such as the platypus and the echidna. |
| Perth Zoo is another fine place to see native wildlife, such as the platypus and echidna that were the inspiration for the Olympic mascots. |
