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Photo and brief description. Includes the animal's name in three Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland: Oykangand, Olkola and Pakanh.
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Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus Tachyglossus aculeatus ekorak (inh egorag (inh 20 KB .wav) kekoywa (minha in Uw Oykangand in Uw Olkola in Pakanh (Photo: PH) The short-beaked echidna, spiny anteater or porcupine Tachyglossus aculeatus (family Tachyglossidae) eats ants and termites, which are plentiful on...Description and photos of Tachyglossus aculeatus, courtesy of Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tableland, Far North Queensland.
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! Rainforest Echidna Tropical Rainforest, North Queensland, Australia The dorsal surface of the body and the tail is covered with spines. Fur is usually present between the spines. Have a long tubular snout. Habitat: The echidna has no particular habitat requirements Shelter is found beneath thick bushes in...Brief summary of facts about this endangered echidna from New Guinea.
http://www.panda.org/resources/p...s/species/underthreat/page11.htm
Brief description, with drawings and photos, of these spine covered, insectivorous, monotreme mammals occurring in two genera: Zaglossus or Proechidna of New Guinea and Tachyglossus of Australia and southern New Guinea.
http://www.healthsci.utas.edu.au...research/mono/Echidna-basic.html
Annotated links to sites about the echidna of Australia and New Guinea.
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Echidna Central Echidnas on the Web On this site you will find over 100 links to zoos, photographs, articles, stuffed animals, and even poems related to the echidna. I am adding more links as I find them. What is an echidna? The Australian short-beaked echidna is...