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Tachyglossus aculeatus

Short-beaked Echidna at Gungahlin, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Gungahlin, ACT - 6 Aug 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Gungahlin, ACT - 6 Aug 2018
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Gungahlin, ACT - 6 Aug 2018
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 7 Aug 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Tachyglossus aculeatus 7 Aug 2018 Mothy

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This one was spotted off the Grassy Track at Mulligans Flat on 6th August 2018, but wouldn't come out of the defensive position against the tree. You could still see a plastic straw piece on one of it's spikes from the last survey/census of the population there.

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