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Short-beaked Echidna

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

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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Comments (3)

They're very cute, in their own shambolic ambling way
I never knew there was anything other than the platypus who laid eggs and expressed milk. Now i do. I love the pic.
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.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2010

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