they all look much the same. They were originally all treated as one species (Z. bruijnii) and were split into separate species in 1998 on genetic evidence. I believe they have exclusive ranges within New Guinea also.
they all look much the same. They were originally all treated as one species (Z. bruijnii) and were split into separate species in 1998 on genetic evidence. I believe they have exclusive ranges within New Guinea also.
When I last visited the zoo (23rd October) the echidnas were nowhere to be seen even after double checking every exhibit sign and every corner of the exhibit.
One of the Barton’s echidnas that London Zoo sent to Taronga in 1994 had been at London Zoo since 1965. Echidnas are long lived and they have been known to live well over forty years; is that individual still alive?
