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"Platypuses don't have stomachs?", you say?!


I do say. And neither do #echidnas. Read all about it in@edyong209's article here :https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/12/03/how-the-platypus-and-a-quarter-of-fishes-lost-their-stomachs/ …Prikaži ovu nit -
Didn't know it was possible, but have even more respect for
#echidnas after#KangarooIsland. They're so well adapted to fires and the aftermath, and seeing healthy survivors waddling about the landscape seemingly without a care in the world never failed to put smiles on our facespic.twitter.com/QSn3IeJy00Prikaži ovu nit -
Look how hard an
#echidna rams its ant-eating snout into the ground to try and find the insects.

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Good morning
#Canberra! Something to brighten our smoke filled mornings#echidnas#cutenessoverload#WildOz#wildlifehttps://twitter.com/basalttobay/status/1224178266350575617 …
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#BarnabyJoyce NOT#Barnaby!!!#Koalas are commandeering Jeep’s to invade#Parliament#wombats tunnelling in#echidnas on Speaker’s seats#Magpies dive bombing Press Conferences Someone pull the plug on Lake Burleigh Griffin!#auspolpic.twitter.com/AIhtugVjGY
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This is an echidna and he is HUNGRY FOR ANTS.



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This morning I spoke with @abcinsydney about the impact of bushfires on
#Australian#wildlife
#scicomm
Research has shown #echidnas are able to stay cool during#fires by lowering their body#temperature and staying in a#safe place.#science#AustraliaBushfirespic.twitter.com/t8p8oFxwTn
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And the world was listening.
#echidnas https://twitter.com/BonorongTAS/status/1222438075344621568?s=20 …
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By contrast,
#echidnas up in the tropical monsoonal savannas and rainforests of Australia's far northwest can be almost completely naked, except for their spines.#MonotremeMonday#fieldwork#MammalWatching#WildOz#echidnapic.twitter.com/IidvfQLWP4
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It can get cold in
#Tasmania, and the echidnas there are so furry that their spines only just poke out beyond their thick coats.#MonotremeMonday#fieldwork#echidnas#Tasmania#MammalWatching#WildOz#echidnapic.twitter.com/PPvlVHGOA9
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We found our first
#bushfire survivors this morning. This#possum was very appreciative for some moisture and food in a landscape devoid of life. 2#possums and 3#echidnas so far. Unfortunately no#quolls yet.@hpmilne@JaimeHeiniger@DingoResearch@beccherubinpic.twitter.com/UnkX8Yuo5s -
Being spotted by a spiny ball of fluff with a centre parting.
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Imagine if - through the magic of biology - you could convert millions of ants into something this wonderful.
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Fantastic talk by
@JackDAshby on UNnatural history museum collections. I didn’t know that#echidnas did jazz hands or that#walruses anchor their tusks into ice while they sleep. Having a great time & learning a lot at#TetZooCon!#animals#zoology





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Isn’t this one of the fluffiest
#echidnas you’ve ever seen?
Submitted to us last week from Bruny Island in #Tasmania - this little one won’t be getting cold any time soon!#EchidnaCSI#Australia#citizenscience@tasmania@tourismtasmania@BrunyIslandAupic.twitter.com/XJF3Csggo9
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Color marking
#echidnas. Sometimes you have to find creative solutions... Each individual gets a unique combination of marks on different parts of the body. Let's me ID them from a distance. The spines are made of keratin, just like fingernails and hair.@rimmel#nailpolish pic.twitter.com/07Czkv4Fzz
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Did you know
#echidnas have a 7-inch long tongue?? And a baby echidna is called a#PUGGLE!!#TheIrwinspic.twitter.com/1RbdJWb4Tq
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but it didn't react quite how I expected........
This fine lady was clipped by a car, but luckily only had a couple of minor bruises! She has now been released
How gorgeous is she?!
