Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna), Moora Track, Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia (5044242464)
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Description: He (or she?) heard me reaching into my camera bag for my telephoto lens, and immediately assumed the defense mechanism of burrowing into the soil, leaving just a spine-covered back exposed. Date: 2 October 2010, 22:41. Source: Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna), Moora Track, Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia. Author: Rexness from Melbourne, Australia. Camera location37° 15′ 33.47″ S, 142° 27′ 15.59″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-37.259298; 142.454330.
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- Tachyglossus aculeatus (Kangaroo Island Echidna)
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