Tachyglossus aculeatus

9 Short-beaked Echidna at Amaroo, ACT

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	14 Aug 2019	DonFletcher
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	14 Aug 2019	AlisonMilton

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Not sure this was actually an echidna train as they seemed to be feeding together - and scratching a lot.

4 comments

DerekC wrote:

19 Aug 2019

Alison that is the type of behavior I observed while volunteering during the making of the (still to be screened) BBC documentary at Mulligans Flat several years back. You get a female (in front) followed by a number of males in a group, sometimes following closely but often just feeding together. I have seen a larger male leave the group and go some distance off to feed or drink (50 M) before returning again. I would confident to call that a train.
Derek

AlisonMilton wrote:

20 Aug 2019

Thanks. I went there looking for one so am happy to have found it. Saw no other echidnas that day.

Waterwatch wrote:

20 Aug 2019

Love your 'scratching' photo Alison - one of the more original echidna pics I've seen!

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Aug 2019

Could also be interpreted as "Hmmm, let me think?"

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Location information

Coordinates 149.158305 -35.159737
Altitude 659.5m
Maps Mulligans Flat
Places Amaroo, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
14 Aug 2019 12:01 PM Recorded on
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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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