Sunday 8 May 2022

Echidna

 

You will all be sick of my zoo stay photos soon, but I really had such a delightful time. We'd been checked in about 15 mins when we went on the little guided tour in the sanctuary and I adored every minute of it!



They were strutting around where we were standing, and the curious ones would come right up to you. The one on the left was lying over young (eggs?) to keep them warm. 


Echidnas are such fascinating creatures. 

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17 comments:

  1. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti8 May 2022 at 14:48

    I've never seen a Echidnas before! At first I thought it was a porcupine as they also have spiny needles all over. What a fascinating creature!

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    1. Lydia C. Lee8 May 2022 at 15:01

      They are egg laying mammals (Monotremes). I did discover they are apparently also in New Guinea....

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  2. swami ratnamurti saraswati8 May 2022 at 16:39

    My goodness. So unusual. At first I thought that were a type of hedgehog - but, eggs? I think not hedgehogs.

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  3. Crafty Green Poet10 May 2022 at 08:30

    What beautiful photos! Echidnas are indeed fascinating creatures. I remember being astonished when I first found out about them when I was a child

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  4. Villrose11 May 2022 at 09:18

    Aww :)

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  5. Rambling Woods13 May 2022 at 11:23

    Egg laying mammals....interesting...

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  6. eileeninmd15 May 2022 at 03:23

    Hello Lydia,
    What a cute and strange looking critter. Love the photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy day and a great new week!

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  7. ~Lavender Dreamer~16 May 2022 at 12:29

    We never get tired of critter pics! We need to plan a trip to a zoo soon too!

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  8. stevebethere16 May 2022 at 14:37

    That is the first time I have seen a Echidnas close up interesting post

    Have a pricklytastic week Lydia 👍

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  9. Carol @Comfort Spring Station17 May 2022 at 02:55

    you really got great closeups

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  10. Beeb Ashcroft18 May 2022 at 00:24

    That is so funny that you posted this, because my husband and I were actually talking about echidnas the other day! That is SO cool that you were able to get so close to them!

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  11. Keith's Ramblings19 May 2022 at 07:41

    What fascinating creatures!

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  12. Jutta.K.20 May 2022 at 01:03

    So great, a phantastic animal !

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  13. Kenneth Cole Schneider22 May 2022 at 09:24

    A creature which looks as if created by a committee.

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  14. Suzana25 May 2022 at 04:39

    What a cute friend is in your images! I love it!
    Thank you and Happy WW! Have a fabulous week!

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  15. RachelSwirl28 May 2022 at 12:44

    Oh so very cute - Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.

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  16. Sandee8 August 2022 at 14:12

    Awww, so very cute and no I won't get tired of your zoo adventure. I just wish I had gone with you.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. ♥

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