Tachyglossus aculeatus

2 Short-beaked Echidna at Isaacs, ACT

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Identification history

	Tachyglossus aculeatus	20 May 2020	MichaelBedingfield
	Tachyglossus aculeatus	20 May 2020	roymcd

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This was quite unusual and I'm not sure what was going on. The echidna was happily feeding, but after a while it paused and appeared to rest its beak on a rock (photo 2). It then raised its beak in the air, maybe to sniff my scent, but its eyes were closed, and it held the position for a short yet reasonable length of time. It then repeated the process.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.119593 -35.360381
Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Isaacs, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Apr 2020 05:13 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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