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John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forest</span></a> ‘<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a>’</p><p>Trees across <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/MountMacedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MountMacedon</span></a> have been knocked down after being clear felled, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/devastating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devastating</span></a> the local <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Landcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Landcare</span></a> group. </p><p>“It is just devastating to walk around this area that was a native forest right near the top of Mount Macedon and see trees smashed on the ground for hundreds of metres,” she said.</p><p>“This area was home to <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/wombats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wombats</span></a> and <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/wallabies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wallabies</span></a> and <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a>, and now those animals will be struggling to survive.”</p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/VicPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicPol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au/news/forest-destruction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sunburymacedonranges.starweekl</span><span class="invisible">y.com.au/news/forest-destruction/</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a>, Attenborough Long-Beaked <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WestPapua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestPapua</span></a> are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> via @palmoildetect <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a>, Attenborough Long-Beaked <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WestPapua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestPapua</span></a> are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> @palmoildetect.bsky.social <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a>, Attenborough Long-Beaked <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WestPapua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestPapua</span></a> are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> via @palmoildetect.bsky.social <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj?utm_source=ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Zolli<p>Part of an ancient group of egg-laying monotreme <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammals</span></a>, Attenborough Long-Beaked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestPapua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestPapua</span></a> are critically endangered. Fight for their survival when you shop and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@palmoildetectives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palmoildetectives</span></a></span> <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wp.me/pcFhgU-7Qj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Michael CahillEchidna visiting our garden<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/lutruwita?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lutruwita</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/tasmania?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tasmania</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/taroona?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taroona</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/echidna?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#echidna</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/echidnas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#echidnas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/monotreme?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monotreme</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/monotremes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monotremes</a>
Silver Dory<p>Always good when the friendly locals drop in to help around the garden - if I only could persuade them to pull out a few weeds ;) Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) enjoying a cloudy afternoon out and about at Corunna, NSW.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Botany</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/InTheGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InTheGarden</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WildOz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildOz</span></a></p>
Australian Geographic<p>Echidnas are incredibly unique animals, and new research demonstrates how complicated their digestive systems and eating habits are!</p><p>With the absence of a traditional stomach, echidnas enjoy a very specialised diet, which zoo nutritionists are coming to understand.</p><p>Learn more about echidna eating habits… <a href="https://ausgeo.co/echidnadiet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ausgeo.co/echidnadiet</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🎥 IG @jeremyfilmsthings</p><p><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/echidna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidna</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/cuteanimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cuteanimals</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/australiananimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australiananimals</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/seeaustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seeaustralia</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Australian Geographic<p>The absence of a substantial stomach in <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/platypuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platypuses</span></a> and short-beaked <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> has baffled scientists for centuries, but a <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>study</span></a> has found a specific <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/gene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gene</span></a> that may be the cause of their strange digestive system.</p><p>So, how do these unique creatures digest their food? And how do they get by without a conventional <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/stomach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stomach</span></a>?</p><p>The University of Adelaide PhD Candidate Jackson Dann shares his “bizarre” research with us in the latest 60 Seconds of Science.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/nQgHRQGEkcU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/nQgHRQGEkcU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🎥 Taronga Zoo Sydney</p><p><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/australiananimal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australiananimal</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/australiananimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australiananimals</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/dna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dna</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facts</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientist</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MonotremeMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonotremeMonday</span></a>, two <a href="https://historians.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> from the National Gallery of Victoria collection:<br>1. Lena Djamarayku (Rembarrnga, NT, b. c.1948)<br>Echidna, 1998<br>earth pigments on Paperbark (Melaleuca sp.), wood &amp; pandanus (Pandanus sp.) fibre, echidna quills<br>25.5×80.0×21.0cm<br><a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/66046/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/work/66046/</span></a><br>2. Yvonne Koolmatrie (Ngarrindjeri, SA, b. 1944)<br>Echidna, 1999<br>sedge (Carex sp.), echidna quills<br>14.3×47.4×28.3cm<br><a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/66175/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collect</span><span class="invisible">ion/work/66175/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/FirstNationsArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNationsArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/IndigenousArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/AustralianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianArt</span></a></p>
James PurserOne of our local Echidnas out for a stroll. This time it's heading down towards the local rivulet.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/australianwildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australianwildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/echidnas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#echidnas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/summer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a>
Jeremy Hance<p>I'm so happy! I've been following the search for this species for over a decade – and they found it! Now, let's protect it. It's been around since the dinosaurs – survived the comet, survived 40,000 years of us in New Guinea. Let's give it a chance. <a href="https://journa.host/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67363874" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/science-environme</span><span class="invisible">nt-67363874</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>Curtin University researchers have captured rare recordings of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> cooing, grunting and making a range of other sounds, but only during the breeding season.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zoology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/09/zoo09272301.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/09/zoo09272301</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
LeSoupsie<p>If only life was this simple: if I can't see you, you can't see me.<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/southgippsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southgippsland</span></a></p>
Art History Animalia<p>A 1974 woodcut print by Jacques (Yakiv) Hnizdovsky (Ukranian-American, 1915-1985) titled "Native Porcupine"...that's almost certainly a Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) from Australasia. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1949 and was known to use animal models from New York City area <a href="https://historians.social/tags/zoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zoos</span></a>, especially the Bronx Zoo...were there any <a href="https://historians.social/tags/echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>echidnas</span></a> in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> in the 1970s?? 🤔</p>
Silver Dory<p>Saw a couple of echidnas out enjoying some (rare) sunny spring weather at Corunna this arvo - this one even helped out with a bit of roadside drainage digging ... ;) </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WildOz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildOz</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Echidnas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Echidnas</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>