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Short-beaked Echidna

Description:

Short-beaked Echidna

Habitat:

Grassy rural yard

Notes:

One of two species of Monotreme (along with the Playtpus) who lay eggs and express milk.

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3 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

They're very cute, in their own shambolic ambling way

kelly.quirk
kelly.quirk 13 years ago

I never knew there was anything other than the platypus who laid eggs and expressed milk. Now i do. I love the pic.

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

It was just having a stroll though my backyard. I had to get this shot through some rushes, as echidna, when aproached, will rapidly burrow into the ground leaving only their back spines exposed.

lori.tas
Spotted by
lori.tas

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Oct 15, 2010
Submitted on Oct 15, 2010

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