Sunday, October 19, 2008

Echidna

 


We found this little guy in Tidbinbilla yesterday. (In case you're wondering, Tidbinbilla is a nature reserve 20 km outside of Canbberra) I wasn't able to capture a very good photo, but at least you get an idea of what they look like. Both echidnas and platypus are unique in that they are the only surving species of Tachyglossidae, egg-laying mammals.
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1 comments:

Erika October 19, 2008 at 9:14 PM  

Hey I knew that! My husband is in a mammology class right now and that was on the last test that I helped him study for. Very interesting stuff! I snooped around and found your blog by the way, hope that's ok.