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The long-beaked echidna has a short weaning period. During this time milk is their only source of nutrition and protection for the hatchlings; they are altricial and immunologically naive. [8] The long-beaked echidna's limb posture is sprawled, similar to extant reptiles like lizards and crocodilians.
The western long-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal. Unlike the short-beaked echidna, which eats ants and termites, the long-beaked species eats earthworms.The long-beaked echidna is also larger than the short-beaked species, reaching up to 16.5 kilograms (36 lb); the snout is longer and turns downward; and the spines are almost indistinguishable from the long fur.
In 2007, Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was identified as one of the top-10 "focal species" by the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) project. [10] As of 2017, this species of echidna was among the 25 "most wanted lost" species which are the focus of Re:wild's "Search for Lost Species" initiative. [11]
Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, named for the famed biologist David Attenborough, is one of only five living species of monotremes, a group of egg-laying mammals that includes the platypus.
A critically-endangered echidna named after Sir David Attenborough has been captured on film for the first time more than 60 years after it was last recorded. The Attenborough's long-beaked ...
Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, named after British naturalist David Attenborough, was photographed for the first time by a trail camera on the last day of a four-week expedition led by Oxford ...
The Western long-beaked echidna, which is endemic to New Guinea. The three living Zaglossus species are endemic to New Guinea. [36] They are rare and are hunted for food. They forage in leaf litter on the forest floor, eating earthworms and insects. The species are Western long-beaked echidna (Z. bruijni), of the highland forests;
The eastern long-beaked echidna can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the number of claws on the fore and hind feet: it has five claws on its fore feet and four on its hind feet. Its weight varies from 5 to 10 kilograms (11 to 22 lb); its body length ranges from 60 to 100 centimetres (24 to 39 in); it has no tail.