Long-beaked Echidna (IMAGE)

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Long-beaked Echidna

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The western long-beaked echidna, one of the world's five egg-laying species of mammal, was thought to be extinct in Australia. However scientists have found evidence that it may still roam the country's north-western region.

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Tim Laman

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