Echidna\u00a0<\/h3>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/02\/short-beaked-echindaall-images-copyright-of-Jamie-Lamb-elusive-images.co.ukGettyImages-1016803648-72fe599.jpg\")
<\/figure>Echidnas are unusual – hedgehog-like – mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. They belong to a group called the monotremes, and although they produce eggs, they don\u2019t have nipples. There are just four species of echidnas, found in New Guinea and Australia.\u00a0<\/p>
Echidnas blow bubbles to keep cool<\/a><\/p>\u00a0Eurasian curlew\u00a0<\/h3>![\"Why](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/01\/Why-does-the-Eurasian-curlew-have-such-a-peculiar-bill-0d373b3.jpg\")
<\/figure>The largest wader found in the UK, the Eurasian curlew <\/a>has a distinctive long bill and evocative call. It has inspired poets and musicians for centuries, but is now undergoing a population crash.<\/p>- Why does the Eurasian curlew have such a peculiar bill?<\/a><\/li>
- Curlew at risk of global extinction<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Eurasian jay\u00a0<\/h3>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/06\/Jay-searching-for-acorns-GettyImages-1164944976-f4b5c5e.jpg\")
Getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure>The most colourful of the corvid <\/a>species found in the UK, the Eurasian jay <\/a>(often just called \u2018jay\u2019 in the UK) lives in woodlands. It mainly eats acorns<\/a> (caching them for later), but will also eat eggs<\/a> and chicks<\/a> from other bird nests<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\u00a0Emperor penguin\u00a0<\/h3>![\"Emperor](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1023701412-df2d16f.jpg\")
Getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure>Both the tallest and the heaviest living penguin<\/a> in the world, the emperor penguin<\/a> measures roughly 120cm in height and 40kg in weight. The species is restricted to Antarctica, and new colonies have been discovered by scientists using satellite images to identify their guano stains.<\/p>- Why are there no penguins in the Arctic?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Emperor dragonfly\u00a0<\/h3>![\"An](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/01\/GettyImages-1149545975-9685635.jpg\")
Getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure>A pretty and large dragonfly <\/a>that flies in summer around ponds and lakes in the UK. Males have light blue abdomens (section behind the wings), whilst females usually have green. Both have green thoraxes (main body where wings attach).\u00a0<\/p>- What’s the biggest dragonfly in the world?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Edible crab<\/h3>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/06\/Edible-crab.jpg\")
By Hans Hillewaert<\/figcaption><\/figure>A large crab found on UK shores, the edible crab\u2019s carapace edging has been compared to that of a pie-crust. It\u2019s estimated that 10,000 tonnes of this species is harvested every year from the English Channel.<\/p>
European edible dormouse\u00a0<\/h3>![\"An](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/06\/Edible-dormouse.-GettyImages-1140444173-5b6dc73.jpg\")
Getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure>The European edible dormouse<\/a> (also known as the European fat dormouse) was introduced to the UK in 1902, by Walter Rothschild. He realised them into a park in Hertfordshire, and they still exist locally today. It Is considered a nuisance by some \u2013 especially for those whose houses they start living.<\/p>\u00a0Elephant\u00a0<\/h3>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/11\/Elephant-Amboseli-Kenya-September-scaled.jpg\")
<\/figure>There are actually three different elephant<\/a> species, the largest living land mammals<\/a>. While many people are familiar with the Asian elephant<\/a> and the African elephants, the latter was actually split into two separate species \u2013 the savanna elephant and the forest elephant.\u00a0<\/p>- Woolly mammoth vs elephant: What’s the difference between these two giants?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Ecuador poison frog<\/h3>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/06\/Ameerega-bilinguis.jpg\")
By Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA – Poison frog, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=22475920<\/figcaption><\/figure>As the name suggests, this particular amphibian is a poisonous one \u2013 and it warns potential predators of the fact by its bright markings. Although it is named after Ecuador, it is also found in Colombia<\/a> and Peru<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
<\/figure>Echidnas are unusual – hedgehog-like – mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. They belong to a group called the monotremes, and although they produce eggs, they don\u2019t have nipples. There are just four species of echidnas, found in New Guinea and Australia.\u00a0<\/p>
Echidnas blow bubbles to keep cool<\/a><\/p> The largest wader found in the UK, the Eurasian curlew <\/a>has a distinctive long bill and evocative call. It has inspired poets and musicians for centuries, but is now undergoing a population crash.<\/p> The most colourful of the corvid <\/a>species found in the UK, the Eurasian jay <\/a>(often just called \u2018jay\u2019 in the UK) lives in woodlands. It mainly eats acorns<\/a> (caching them for later), but will also eat eggs<\/a> and chicks<\/a> from other bird nests<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> Both the tallest and the heaviest living penguin<\/a> in the world, the emperor penguin<\/a> measures roughly 120cm in height and 40kg in weight. The species is restricted to Antarctica, and new colonies have been discovered by scientists using satellite images to identify their guano stains.<\/p> A pretty and large dragonfly <\/a>that flies in summer around ponds and lakes in the UK. Males have light blue abdomens (section behind the wings), whilst females usually have green. Both have green thoraxes (main body where wings attach).\u00a0<\/p> A large crab found on UK shores, the edible crab\u2019s carapace edging has been compared to that of a pie-crust. It\u2019s estimated that 10,000 tonnes of this species is harvested every year from the English Channel.<\/p> The European edible dormouse<\/a> (also known as the European fat dormouse) was introduced to the UK in 1902, by Walter Rothschild. He realised them into a park in Hertfordshire, and they still exist locally today. It Is considered a nuisance by some \u2013 especially for those whose houses they start living.<\/p> There are actually three different elephant<\/a> species, the largest living land mammals<\/a>. While many people are familiar with the Asian elephant<\/a> and the African elephants, the latter was actually split into two separate species \u2013 the savanna elephant and the forest elephant.\u00a0<\/p> As the name suggests, this particular amphibian is a poisonous one \u2013 and it warns potential predators of the fact by its bright markings. Although it is named after Ecuador, it is also found in Colombia<\/a> and Peru<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\u00a0Eurasian curlew\u00a0<\/h3>
<\/figure>Eurasian jay\u00a0<\/h3>
\u00a0Emperor penguin\u00a0<\/h3>
Emperor dragonfly\u00a0<\/h3>
Edible crab<\/h3>
European edible dormouse\u00a0<\/h3>
\u00a0Elephant\u00a0<\/h3>
<\/figure>Ecuador poison frog<\/h3>