DgarFeb 6
I got a little visitor at my door.
#PhotosFromEarth
Show threadDgar

I may have booped it.

They have very poor eyesight and I had to encourage it to walk AWAY from the very excited #BronsonDog in the background. The echidna disappeared safely into #CillasGarden

I caught a short video and uploaded it to my YouTube.

Short-beaked echidna comes for a visit.
~ #Dgar [1:22 YouTube video]
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6_XTUJTW2Fw

Short-beaked echidna comes for a visit.

YouTube
Feb 8 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadcatraxx Feb 8
@dgar omg it is so cute i'm gonna die
Show threadDgarFeb 9
@catraxx 🫶
Show threadMoss da Bard 🇨🇦🇧🇧🇲🇽🇬🇱Feb 8
@dgar
That was cool. Looks so soft and cuddly LOL
Show threadDgarFeb 9
@bardmoss lol
Show threadpiofthingsFeb 8
@dgar are those spikes on their back like porcupine spikes? Defense mechanism? Or more like hedgehog spikes?
Show threadDgarFeb 9
@piofthings I don't know what porcupine spikes or hedgehog spikes are like, but Echidna quills are rigid and very sharp. When threatened, Echidnas will dig into the ground leaving only their quills exposed, or they'll ball up like an armadillo for defence.
Show threadpiofthingsFeb 9
@dgar thanks… that’s more like porcupine spikes as I visualised it in my head 😁
Show threadpiofthingsFeb 9

@dgar that said Hedgehogs also tend to ball up in defense… but totally different creatures as per this https://a-z-animals.com/animals/comparison/echidna-vs-hedgehog-difference/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hedgehog

Echidna vs. Hedgehog: What’s the Difference?

Find out the differences between these two furry, spiny mammals in our comparison of an echidna vs. a hedgehog.

A-Z Animals
Show threadPaper MoonFeb 8
@dgar I would definitely be tempted to boop it. 😍
Show threadDgarFeb 9
@TazPoltorak 🤭
Show threadSu_GFeb 8

@dgar

You did well! 😁 They often get themselves stuck in a corner & it’s pretty hard to move them out of that. Thought I saw its spines flare out defensively when it heard Bronson bark too. Could have been a disaster - you saved the day! 😁
#echidna

Show threadDgarFeb 9
@Su_G 😁✌️