The echidna was once a playful, smooth creature who loved to roll in the dust & bask in the sun. But after a great battle with a greedy goanna, it grew sharp spines to protect itself.

https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/spikes-and-spirit-echidna-dreaming-joan-stratton.html
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The platypus is one of nature’s most delightful contradictions, a creature with the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, and the feet of an otter 😊

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The absence of a substantial stomach in #platypuses and short-beaked #echidnas has baffled scientists for centuries, but a #study has found a specific #gene that may be the cause of their strange digestive system.

So, how do these unique creatures digest their food? And how do they get by without a conventional #stomach?

The University of Adelaide PhD Candidate Jackson Dann shares his “bizarre” research with us in the latest 60 Seconds of Science.

https://youtu.be/nQgHRQGEkcU

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What a happy little guy this quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is munching away! 🍃

You've undoubtedly seen photographs and videos of these adorable marsupials hopping around, but did you know they can also climb trees?

Learn more about these adorable animals… https://ausgeo.co/quokkafactfile

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We are heading into #ScienceWeek here in Australia.

And there is a poll  

Favourite #AustralianAnimal sound.

I am really lucky that so many of these sounds form the sonic backdrop of my day.

But there are no #penguins listed *humph!*

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-07-31/australia-favourite-animal-sounds/102577008?utm_id=2174486&sfmc_id=111315118