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Tachyglossus aculeatus

9 Short-beaked Echidna at Amaroo, ACT

Tachyglossus aculeatus at Amaroo, ACT - 14 Aug 2019
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Amaroo, ACT - 14 Aug 2019
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Amaroo, ACT - 14 Aug 2019
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Amaroo, ACT - 14 Aug 2019
Tachyglossus aculeatus at Amaroo, ACT - 14 Aug 2019
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Tachyglossus aculeatus 14 Aug 2019 DonFletcher
Tachyglossus aculeatus 14 Aug 2019 AlisonMilton

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Not sure this was actually an echidna train as they seemed to be feeding together - and scratching a lot.

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DerekC wrote:
   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
AlisonMilton wrote:
   20 Aug 2019
Thanks. I went there looking for one so am happy to have found it. Saw no other echidnas that day.
Waterwatch wrote:
   20 Aug 2019
Love your 'scratching' photo Alison - one of the more original echidna pics I've seen!
AlisonMilton wrote:
   21 Aug 2019
Could also be interpreted as "Hmmm, let me think?"

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