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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 16
Following my post about the echidna, I decided to research how they do manage to mate.
It seems the males have a four-headed penis. At any mating, only two heads on one side are active and the pairs of heads alternate with each...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 16
I was thrilled to see three echidnas during our two-weeks away. They are not often seen in the open and seeing three was a rare treat. Echidnas and platypuses (or perhaps that should be platypi) are monotremes and native to...
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James72
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
24 Nov 08
This spiky dude is called an echidna. They are also called "spiny anteaters" because they eat termites and ants, but they are not related to the anteater family at all! The echidna is the second example of a monotrem of egg laying...
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James72
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
23 Nov 08
There is yet another animal that is totally unique to Australia that I wanted to share. It's a platypus and is described as an egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal! It belongs to a genus called the...
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