Baby Echidnas, Or Puggles, Were Hatched In Australia’s Taronga Zoo

There have only been 2 other puggle births in captivity in Taronga Zoo, making this a special event under the zoo’s conservation program. Echidnas some of the animals native to Australia.

Today, @tarongazoo announced the birth of two short-beaked echidna puggles which hatched in August – a rare captive breeding success for the species, with only two others born at the zoo in more than 30 years.
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— AustralianGeographic (@ausgeo) December 3, 2018

A pair of echidna puggles are the new stars of Sydney's @tarongazoo, born under the zoo's conservation program pic.twitter.com/KoE8SYL40o

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) December 4, 2018

Did you know #echidnas have a 7-inch long tongue?? And a baby echidna is called a #PUGGLE!! #TheIrwins pic.twitter.com/1RbdJWb4Tq

— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) November 12, 2018