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Categories Mammals Australian Mammals Monotremes Short-beaked Echidna Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia

 
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spiny anteater;monotreme;monotremata;egg-laying mammal


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Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Steven David Miller
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A short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) wanders through the scrub looking for ants and termites. Its powerful claws allow it to pull logs apart in search of food. The claws on the back feet curve backward to enable grooming between the spines. Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.
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spiny anteater monotreme monotremata egg-laying mammal

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