Tachyglossus aculeatus
2 Short-beaked Echidna at Michelago, NSW
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | MichaelBedingfield | 29 Sep 2018 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | Illilanga | 29 Sep 2018 |
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2 comments
29 Sep 2018
It looks like this one was blowing bubbles from his nose. Did it have a head cold?
30 Sep 2018
Yes, snot bubbles. I wondered the same. Maybe they use it to clear the dirt? It was super cute.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156713-35.778942
- Altitude 795.8m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2018 11:58 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tachyglossus aculeatus Monotremes Mammals
Species information
- Tachyglossus aculeatus Scientific name
- Short-beaked Echidna Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1888.33m Recorded at altitude
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