The fourth species of echidna - re-found (1 Viewer)

[Swindon Addick]

The least common of the three Long-beaked Echidna species has been filmed for the first time, and recorded by science for only the second. Zaglossus attenboroughi was named from a museum specimen that was re-identified as a separate species. The BBC article has some camera trap footage that was recorded on a very-rare expedition to the mountains where it lives.

First-ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct

Sir David Attenborough "delighted" as mammal named after him is filmed for the first time.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Melanie]

New Guinea is always good for surprises. But Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was one of most sought EDGE species.

Attenborough's long-beaked echidna - EDGE of Existence

Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna is the smallest and probably most threatened of the three long-beaked echidna species.

www.edgeofexistence.org

Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-11-10-found-last-bizarre-egg-laying-mammal-finally-rediscovered-after-60-years