That's a great capture Denise. I've just googled echidna and they sound like really interesting and unusual animals. Not related to our hedgehogs at all.
@jamibann@beryl@louannwarren@dridsdale@skipt07@jyokota Thanks all for your comments. There seems to be some confusion about our echidna, a porcupine and hedgehog! Firstly they are not related at all. An echidna is a monotreme (and one of only 2 mammals that lays eggs - the other, our platypus). it is native to Australia. A porcupine is a herbivore nocturnal rodent and not found in Australia. It's quills can come out to pierce predators. A hedgehog is an insectivore and has short quills that do not come out. They roll into balls for protection. And again these are not in Australia. Hopefully this clears up some issues :) Thanks.
@gilbertwood Interesting that they all look quite similar, but are not related. I never knew that the echidna laid eggs. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing the information.
@jyokota I hope you find one - but they are very timid and hide quickly when there is noise! So when and where are you coming? Hope the great Ocean Road is on your agenda :)
