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Short-beaked echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Description:

Huge ...biggest i have ever seen , this echidna was atleast 30cms long and 20cms in height and round !

Habitat:

Spotted from the car on the hwy close to launceston ..appox 2 kms away on a dry, gravel embankment , fence close by , covered with tree's.

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Ant nightmare.

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Nov 23, 2014
Submitted on Nov 24, 2014

Spotted for Mission

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