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Echidna

Tachyglossidae

Photo by hookgv
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Echidnas are found all over Australia but rarely seen because of its secretive habits.

Notes:

Came across it on an afternoon walk along the Macquarie river.

Reference Links:

Echidna - Wikipedia

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Comments (3)
SarahWhitt
Interesting looking lil ball of spines! Nice spotting, hookgv!
hookgv
Mark Ridgway. Yes, as soon as I moved it clamped down. 😉
Mark Ridgway
Good one. Was it hiding it's face (as usual) ? :)

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017

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