Sir David’s long-beaked echidna

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Sir David’s long-beaked echidna

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Also known as: Zaglossus attenboroughi

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In echidna: Long-beaked echidnas
Sir David’s long-beaked echidna, which was first discovered in 1961 (but was not described scientifically until 1999), is about the size of a short-beaked echidna. It is distinguished from other long-beaked echidnas by its smaller size and by a shorter, straighter beak, although in other…
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