Short-beaked echidna  (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Kangaroo Island echidna
Kangaroo Island echidna
© Steven D. Miller / naturepl.com		Kangaroo Island echidna digging
Kangaroo Island echidna digging
© Verity Greenwood		Kangaroo Island echidna feeding
Kangaroo Island echidna feeding
© Verity Greenwood
Southern Australia echidna wading in shallow water
Southern Australia echidna wading in shallow water
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.osfimages.com		Side view of a Tasmanian echidna
Side view of a Tasmanian echidna
© Steven D. Miller / naturepl.com		Tasmanian echidna walking
Tasmanian echidna walking
© Don Hadden / www.ardea.com
Tasmanian echidna
Tasmanian echidna
© Kevin Schafer / www.nhpa.co.uk		Close up of a Tasmanian echidna's rear foot
Close up of a Tasmanian echidna's rear foot
© D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com		Tasmanian echidna killed on a road
Tasmanian echidna killed on a road
© Pete Oxford / naturepl.com
Short-beaked echidna egg in pouch
Short-beaked echidna egg in pouch
© D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com		Young short-beaked echidna, or puggle, in burrow
Young short-beaked echidna, or puggle, in burrow
© D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com		Young short-beaked echidna, also known as a puggle
Young short-beaked echidna, also known as a puggle
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com
Young short-beaked echidna, or puggle, with spines developing
Young short-beaked echidna, or puggle, with spines developing
© Dave Watts		Close up of a young short-beaked echidna
Close up of a young short-beaked echidna
© Ken Griffiths / www.nhpa.co.uk		Young short-beaked echidna foraging near adult
Young short-beaked echidna foraging near adult
© D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com
Young short-beaked echidna on rock
Young short-beaked echidna on rock
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.ardea.com		Short-beaked echidna in underground burrow
Short-beaked echidna in underground burrow
© D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com		Short-beaked echidna
Short-beaked echidna
© Staffan Widstrand / naturepl.com
Short-beaked echidna walking at night
Short-beaked echidna walking at night
© kevinschafer.com		Side view of a short-beaked echidna
Side view of a short-beaked echidna
© Martin Harvey / www.nhpa.co.uk		Short-beaked echidna walking
Short-beaked echidna walking
© Reg Morrison / www.ardea.com
Rear view of a short-beaked echidna
Rear view of a short-beaked echidna
© Erwin & Peggy Bauer / Animals Animals		Short-beaked echidna drinking from a rockpool
Short-beaked echidna drinking from a rockpool
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com		Short-beaked echidna digging into the base of a termite mound
Short-beaked echidna digging into the base of a termite mound
© Hans & Judy Beste / www.osfimages.com
Short-beaked echidna feeding
Short-beaked echidna feeding
© M. Harvey ABPL / Animals Animals		Close up of a short-beaked echidna's tongue whilst feeding on termites
Close up of a short-beaked echidna's tongue whilst feeding on termites
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com		Short-beaked echidna rolling up in defensive position
Short-beaked echidna rolling up in defensive position
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com
Short-beaked echidna in defensive position
Short-beaked echidna in defensive position
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com		Short-beaked echidna burrowing in defence (1 of 2)
Short-beaked echidna burrowing in defence (1 of 2)
© Jean-Paul Ferrero / www.ardea.com		Short-beaked echidna burrowing in defence (2 of 2)
Short-beaked echidna burrowing in defence (2 of 2)
© Jean-Paul Ferrero / www.ardea.com
Short-beaked echidna camouflaged against dead leaves and branches
Short-beaked echidna camouflaged against dead leaves and branches
© Martin Withers / www.flpa-images.co.uk		Short-beaked echidna crossing stream
Short-beaked echidna crossing stream
© Des & Jen Bartlett/SAL / www.osfimages.com		Close up of a short-beaked echidna's front foot
Close up of a short-beaked echidna's front foot
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com
Close up of a short-beaked echidna's spines
Close up of a short-beaked echidna's spines
© Doug Wechsler / naturepl.com		Short-beaked echidna faeces
Short-beaked echidna faeces
© Kathie Atkinson / www.osfimages.com