Tachyglossidae Gallery

Australian wildlife, lithograph, published in 1897

Australian wildlife: 1) Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus); 2) Tree-kangaroo; 3) Tasmanian tiger, or Tasmanian wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus, extinct); 4) Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); 5) Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus); 6) Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus); 7) New Zealand kaka (Nestor meridionalis); 8) Kakapo (Strigops habroptila); 9) Lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor); 10) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae); 11) Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius); 12) North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli); 13) Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae); 14) Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami); 15) Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus); 16) Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri); 17) Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea). Lithograph after a drawing by Gustav MAOEtzel (German painter, 1839 - 1893), published in 1897

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), rolled into a tight ball to protect its soft underbelly, a defensive behaviour. Dryandra Woodland, Western Australia

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PPC-20021

PPC-20021
Short-beaked / short-nosed / Spiny ECHIDNA - Also known as a Spiny Anteater - foraging
Distribution: Australia, Tasmania and SE New Guinea
Tachyglossus Aculeatus
D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook

© David Parer & Elizabeth Parer-Cook / ardea.com

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