True Facts: The Echidna – Militarized Whoopie Cushion
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Credits:
Dr. Peggy Rismiller, University of Adelaide
Mike McKelvey, Pelican Lagoon Research and Wildlife Centre
Dr. Stewart Nicol, University of Tasmania
Dr. Steve Johnston, University of Queensland
Dr. Jane C. Fenelon, University of Melbourne
Dr. Kate Dutton-Regester, University of Queensland
Dr. Ingmar Werneburg, Senckenberg Research Institute
Dr. Marcelo Sánchez-Villagra, University of Zurich
Taronga Zoo Sydney
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
RISMAC
Steve Gartner “The echidna (or spiny ant-eater) (1969)”
© Copyright CSIRO Australia-The echidna (or spiny ant-eater) (1969)
https://csiropedia.csiro.au/echidna-spiny-ant-eater-1969/
© Copyright CSIRO Australia-Comparative biology of lactation (1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHocViqKbbc
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