Short-beaked Echidna - Forest Park, Orbost, Vic, Australia
S 37° 42.533 E 148° 27.083
55H E 627933 N 5825493
On the western side of Forest Park is the Interpretative Sign that has information on a frequent visitor to the park, the Echidna.
Waymark Code: WMWVHG
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/17/2017
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Specifically, it is the 'Short-beaked Echidna'. With the lower, right-hand side of the sign giving the following information:
"Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
This solitary, egg laying mammal occurs in a greater range of habitats than perhaps any other Australian mammal. It sleeps under bushes or leaf litter, in hollow logs or abandoned burrows.
Size: 300-450 mm
Habitat: Almost all types except large areas of cleared farmland and upland rainforest.
Diet: Termites, ants and other invertebrates exposed with powerful forelimbs and gathered by a long tongue.
There is a good and realistic drawing of an Echidna on the sign. I had seen one the day before, while driving around the area east of here. They are definitely around.
Visited: 1140, Saturday, 14 May, 2016
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