Mating Habits of the Echidna

Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

19 Aug 16

@UncleJoe

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

19 Aug 16

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

There is so much to wonder about in this world, isn't there? So many questions, so little time!

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

18 Aug 16

I have to look for a photo showing the animal's face. The back looks like a hedgehog back.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Aug 16

My previous post has a better photo. I'll add it here. One variety has long beaks and another has short beaks.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

19 Aug 16

@JudyEv so cute

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

@cacay1 They are cute despite the prickles.

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Sue H.

@CinnamonGrl (7083)

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

18 Aug 16

Thanks for the birds and echidna lesson! I never heard of these criters. Interesting. You have a lot of intriguing critters there in Australia! Would love to go see in person some day. I have a beautiful parakeet (or budgie, they just call 'em all parakeets here) from your country. He's white with patches of different colors,he's so pretty!.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Aug 16

I knew our budgies were called parakeets in the US. There are great flocks of them in the north but the natural colour is the green with yellow flecks. They make lovely pets, don't they?

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

18 Aug 16

I am both disturbed, and amused, amused by a puggle!

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

20 Aug 16

@JudyEv it kinda is!

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

30 Aug 16

@DaddyEvil nope, lol!

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

Puggle is a great word. If we ever have another pet, I might call it Puggle.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

18 Aug 16

hmmm, i didn' know whether to laugh 'r holler "too much info!" ~

what'n adorable name "puggles", kinda makes ya think cute'n cuddly 'n from lookin' 't the parents, i reckon such jest aint so, lol.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

19 Aug 16

@JudyEv lol, good idea! i've no earthly idea, but hope't made sense to whome'er did such

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

I think our next pet will be Puggles. I wonder how they came up with this name for a baby echidna?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Aug 16

Interesting about the echidna.

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vanny

@vandana7 (98823)

• India

30 Aug 16

@DaddyEvil ... Thank you DE...learned new thing today..:)

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306113)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

22 Aug 16

@JudyEv I'm sure you are.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 16

I have all these preconceived ideas about things and they're always getting knocked for six. :)

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vanny

@vandana7 (98823)

• India

30 Aug 16

Cute, surprising, shocking...and .now they will be searching how humans do it...smh..lol

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Aug 16

I was a bit surprised to learn this. :)

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (48929)

• United States

18 Aug 16

That is amazing information

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

I thought my friends would be intrigued at least!

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17714)

• South Africa

22 Aug 16

the male might just have a good way of HANDLING with care!

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Aug 16

I think he would need it!

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205696)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Sep 16

If I touched an echidna's spine/barb, would it get stuck in me, like an American porcupine's quill?

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Sep 16

No, the echidna's barbs don't come out. They just poke in you.

@acelawrites

@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

18 Aug 16

Do they resemble porcupines? Such queer creatures.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Aug 16

I guess they are a bit like porcupines. They look very primitive to me.

Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43421)

• Denver, Colorado

18 Aug 16

And now I've learned something interesting this morning!

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

I've written about echidnas on several sites and knew this before but had totally forgotten it. I thought it my duty to spread the word.

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minisam

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

18 Aug 16

That`s some serious business producing a new generation.

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@JudyEv (325720)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

I still think they'd approach very carefully.

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Rahul

@TopAppDevelopers (53)

• Mumbai, India

18 Aug 16

The photo looks interesting...baby echidnas photoshoot!

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