Eleanor The Eccentric Echidna Has A Massive Fan Club

We've talked before about our love for echidnas. For those who have not yet become acquainted with the eccentric echidna species, they are a variety of quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) that live in Australia and New Guinea. You might have even seen them at the zoo, their colloquial name is 'spiny anteaters' because they eat ants and other bugs. Personally we like to think of echidnas as 'spicy anteaters' because they have a little bit more sass to them.

If you want to learn more informative information about Echidnas, you can always check out the Taronga Zoo in Australia, who have an impressive collection of short beaked echidnas, however if you came for comedy, then stick around, because we have a super funny Twitter thread to show you. It all started when Twitter user @bipbopbap shared a photo of an echidna that she had affectionately nicknamed 'Eleanor'. Bewildered and confused, but very much in love with said echidna, the internet lost their minds.

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via @bipbopbap
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via @JeffreyMetalgts
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via @bipbopbap
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via @uckersSket
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via @QuinnRa46032369
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via @shiv5468
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via @bipbopbap
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via @cosmivoyager
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via @athena_autopsy
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via @MargaretSky6
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via @CrossBunBun
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via @13Michelleann

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