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Short-beaked Echidna Short-beaked echidna,Tachyglossus aculeatus Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Short-beaked Echidna

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Congrats, Graeme. You did a specie introduction, meaning you are the first to introduce a photo and identification for this species. This is a thing very much appreciated on this site. For the record, we currently have 2256 species. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Great new species from Down Under! Posted 12 years ago

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The Short-beaked echidna

The short-beaked echidna is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus "Tachyglossus". The short-beaked echidna is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue which it uses to catch its prey at a great speed.

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Similar species: Egg-laying Mammals
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Jun 27, 2013. Captured Sep 14, 2011 11:17.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO400
  • 155mm

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