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| Soon after we saw the wallaby we spotted this little fellow |
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| At first he was quite shy |
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| Then he became rather fearless (a totally uncropped photo) |
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| It was amazing |
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| He still became a bit shy at times |
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| But he ambled happily nearby for quite a while And then we caught a glimpse of his extraordinary feet |
Our friend of course is an echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus in this case).
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14 comments:
Wow! Just. Wow.
Such lovely little creatures. Did you know their babies are called "puggles"!? So cute, and quite the media darlings... http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/world-first-breeding-success-at-perth-zoo-13094/
rightly so, as they are totally adorable, I think!
I did know they were called puggles. How cute are the babies? I hadn't seen the Perth story, thanks for sharing that. You wouldn't think they'd be so hard to breed in captivity would you?
Lucky you. I've only ever spotted an echinda racing off into the bush!
They're almost as shy as the platypus!!
What an amazing capture. How cute is he!
And I didn't know it was hard to spot an echidna, cause there are none in the U.S. Funny the animals we take for granted in our own backyard. Some friends from New Zealand were fascinated by our squirrels that run along the wires and scurry up trees. She said they didn't have squirrels. A world without squirrels or echidnas is hard to imagine. Here's Mine
I love the little wallaby...and he looks so prickly! Thanks for sharing.
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He's adorable! Great capture!!
Cool! I'd never seen an echidna before one showed up at our local zoo in the children's section. Such an intriguing animal.
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How cool! I've never seen a live porcupine!!
Wonderful photos! I've never seen an echidna and I'm glad you told us what it was because I wasn't quite sure... thanks for sharing such an unusual encounter.
I never would have guessed what that was - so neat that you got to see one up close! At first glance I thought maybe it was a porcupine.
I've never seen anything like this... an echidna? I admit I haven't heard of it. I thought it was a hedgehog. What an interesting and rare find. (maybe not so rare in your part of the world?)
After koala bear, echidna is my other favorite animal.
One of our grandchildren likes platypus.
Very nice you were able to take several photos.
How cute! I love seeing animals, birds and unusual plants. Thanks fo sharing.
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