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Today’s #platypus was a bit of a disappointment - a long way off and facing directly towards me, so you’ll just have to believe me.
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Apparently echidnas have amazing tongues that can stiffen and smash into wood and soil in search of ants, worms, termites, and insects.
And yet their tongues are also dexterous and bendy to turn back and wind around the labyrinths of nests.
Mysteriously, they don't get splinters from this?
What strange and wonderful creatures.
If you see one, be sure to mention it!
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Today’s #platypus sighting, and a monster from the id.
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Two ways of looking at a #platypus
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I've been learning about echidnas.
Echidnas are the only mammals with actual beaks. And the only ones that can dig straight down. Their back feet face backwards. Echidnas form temporary pouches for babies that go away later. They have no teats.
A baby echidna is called a "puggle".
And yet it turns out we know relatively little about these elusive critters compared to other Aussie treasures. We don't know much about their diet, habitat, reproduction, and so on. We don't really know for sure where they are and how abundant they are.
But you can help! Share every echidna sighting you can! Building a baseline on the population is the first step. And tell your local council about any echidna road incidents.
If you live in Qld, be sure to bookmark the EchidnaWatch sighting form below or download iNaturalist to join the echidna detectives project.
https://wildlife.org.au/our-work/conservation-programs/echidnawatch/
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Stopped for a driving break at a little town on the way home from Ipswich last night, and as I turned in there was an Echidna snuffling about!
See also @didoesdigital's video of it scampering! https://bne.social/@didoesdigital/114969760212989213
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I'm extremely excited about seeing this cute little echidna in the wild! Look at its little face! Look at that ridiculous waddle and its backwards feet! It even wants to be my friend!
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A young and rather blonde echidna snuffling in the bush.
#photo #happySnap #juvenile #blonde #echidna #knocklofty #KnockloftyReserve #hobart #tasmania #spring #summer #sprummer #monotreme #MonotremesOfMastodon
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Nearest neighbour wondered why the dog’s hackles were up #MonotremesOfMastodon
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Our dog woke us, barking at an Echidna hiding behind our BBQ.
This visitor was not on my 2024 #suburbanwildlife bingo card!
We've got no bushland clearing or other disturbances nearby, so this is a mystery.
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It's officially festive, with the Christmas Echidna spotted outside Platypus Rest!
ID: an echidna with big dark eyes and a perfect beak, on the grass verge outside my local oval.
#JingleBells #wildlife #tasmania #echidna #happiness #monotremes #MonotremesOfMastodon
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There’s always something special about getting an echidna in a suburban garden.
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A surprise Echidna visit on my front path. And I didn’t even have any ants in the pantry to feed it. I’m a terrible host. -#MonotremesOfMastodon #Australia #Echidna
