If you need a pick-me-up this week, these delightful echidna puggles may be able to lend a chubby hand.
According to Australia’s Herald Sun, a pair of baby short-beaked echidnas were born at Perth Zoo this August. The puggles’ arrival into the world reportedly marked a breeding milestone for the Australian zoo.
“These [baby Echidnas] represent the first successful breeding from zoo-born Echidnas and have shown that echidnas breed at a younger age than previously thought,” writes Zooborns.com. Read the rest of this entry »