It's worth checking out the Expedition Cyclops site too, IMO: https://www.expeditioncyclops.org/ Video of the trail cam footage of the long-beaked echidna:...
Yes and no. The reason they're critically endangered is supposedly because of hunting and deforestation, and being elusive really only helps with the former, but not the latter. And unfortunately...
Being elusive is 100% the best strategy when dealing with humans.
Yes and no. The reason they're critically endangered is supposedly because of hunting and deforestation, and being elusive really only helps with the former, but not the latter. And unfortunately them being so elusive also makes establishing a breeding program to help prevent their extinction and reestablish the species significantly more difficult too. :(
Rediscovered after 60 years, the funky critter is named for Sir Richard Attenborough and is one of only five species of monotreme remaining on Earth.
The long-beaked echidna is named for wildlife documentarian and conservationist Sir David Attenborough and has only been recorded by scientists once in 1961.
Yeah I noticed that too. The lede got it mixed up. The echidna is named after Sir David Attenborough, not his brother Richard Attenborough (who played Hammond in Jurassic Park). :P
Yeah I noticed that too. The lede got it mixed up. The echidna is named after Sir David Attenborough, not his brother Richard Attenborough (who played Hammond in Jurassic Park). :P
It's worth checking out the Expedition Cyclops site too, IMO:
https://www.expeditioncyclops.org/
Video of the trail cam footage of the long-beaked echidna:
https://www.expeditioncyclops.org/echidna
(click the image to play it)
It looks kinda like someone tacked an extra set of legs onto the back of a kiwi bird. I love it.
LOL, yeah, it kinda does. And ditto. The way it waddles around is frickin' adorable too. :P
You go little eggy mammal! Being elusive is 100% the best strategy when dealing with humans.
Yes and no. The reason they're critically endangered is supposedly because of hunting and deforestation, and being elusive really only helps with the former, but not the latter. And unfortunately them being so elusive also makes establishing a breeding program to help prevent their extinction and reestablish the species significantly more difficult too. :(
Eh?
Yeah I noticed that too. The lede got it mixed up. The echidna is named after Sir David Attenborough, not his brother Richard Attenborough (who played Hammond in Jurassic Park). :P
I was going to say, don’t remember Richard getting a knighthood lol
Yeah, AFAIK Richard was never knighted but he was granted a life peerage. So technically he outranked David. Baron > Knight. :P