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Eastern Long-beaked Echidna
Zaglossus bartoni
The Eastern Long-beaked Echidna is a spiny, egg-laying mammal native to the montane forests of New Guinea. Unlike its short-beaked Australian relatives, it is larger and characterized by its elongated snout, which it uses to forage for earthworms and insects in the soil. Covered…
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- Despite being a mammal, the Eastern Long-beaked Echidna lays eggs and incubates them in a pouch on its belly.
- The Eastern Long-beaked Echidna is one of only five extant monotreme species in the world. It possesses an electroreceptive snout, allowing it to detect the electrical signals of its prey underground. Its hind feet point backwards, helping it dig efficiently through tough soils.
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