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Short-Beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Description:

30-45cm in length and the top side is covered in cream spines. When scared they curl up in a ball.

Habitat:

In forests, scrub land, along roadsides and open country.

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twolittletoddies
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twolittletoddies

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Mar 30, 2007
Submitted on Sep 2, 2014

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