Tachyglossus aculeatus
6 Short-beaked Echidna at Undefined Area
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | MichaelBedingfield | 30 Jul 2019 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | JenniM | 30 Jul 2019 |
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Two were walking together, the other was foraging back and forth, eventually joining them on the other side of the log. They hid their faces under the log (not foraging).
4 comments
30 Jul 2019
Congratulation Jenni for your first contribution to CNM and what a beautiful sighting!
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31 Jul 2019
Jenni winter is echidna breeding season, and what you were lucky enough to witness is an echidna train, where hopeful males follow a female. Trains can last for up to 6 weeks and I think the record number in a train is 11 animals, but 3 -4 is most common. When the female is ready she will stop near a bush and dig in a bit. Males then dig a donut shaped trench around her and push each other about to be the only (mating) male left in the trench.
31 Jul 2019
How fantastic! I had no idea about that mating ritual but it would explain why I see so many around when I'm out doing platypus surveys in August! Thanks Jenni and thanks Michael for the insight!
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- 26 Jul 2019 12:02 PM Recorded on
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- 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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