Why did the echidna cross the road?
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's more bizarre animals -- along with the platypus, they're the only two living members of the monotreme group, which are egg-laying mammals. They look a bit like hedgehogs, and forage like anteaters. Their young are called 'puggles.' Ha!
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dbarronoss (55 months ago | reply)
Puggles...that's a new WORD on me ;) cute
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Sandy Su (55 months ago | reply)
Interesting animal. Are their spines sharp like a porcupine's? They look it.
NatashaP (55 months ago | reply)
Fascinating animal!
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Steve-h (55 months ago | reply)
Splendid !
SakariMar (AWAY) (55 months ago | reply)
Great capture! It's great to learn new things and I learned something new today! Thank you!
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dashing denzil (55 months ago | reply)
Isn't this a lovely creature. We love hedgehogs and have them in our garden and have boxes for them to hibernate overwinter. Trouble is our winters are so warm now and they don't know whats going on.
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ccindigirard (55 months ago | reply)
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Love this unusual looking guy:). Does look like a "long spiked" hedgie:).
AllieW. (55 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot!
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Bluesrose (55 months ago | reply)
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crafty1tutu (Ann) (going to South Africa in July) (55 months ago | reply)
A lovely capture of this little animal. We saw one walking along the path when we visited the Great Ocean Road. It didn't seem worried by us, just kept eating ants.
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Marja G (55 months ago | reply)
Very cute, in a spiky kind of way :-)
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christopherlevy (47 months ago | reply)
Lucky find !
I never saw one last time I was there :(
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DreamzInColor (42 months ago | reply)
Great Capture/
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