Tachyglossus aculeatus
9 Short-beaked Echidna at Amaroo, ACT
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| Tachyglossus aculeatus | DonFletcher | 14 Aug 2019 | |
| Tachyglossus aculeatus | AlisonMilton | 14 Aug 2019 |
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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
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
Derek
20 Aug 2019
Thanks. I went there looking for one so am happy to have found it. Saw no other echidnas that day.
20 Aug 2019
Love your 'scratching' photo Alison - one of the more original echidna pics I've seen!
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
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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- Featured AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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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