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English: A wild shortbeak echidna, taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria
Deutsch: Kurzschnabeligel (Tachyglossus aculeatus) in freier Wildbahn.
Français : Échidné à bec court (Tachyglossus aculeatus) dans la nature.


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Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L

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English: A wild shortbeak echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Asturianu: Un corcuspín de la especie Tachyglossus aculeatus.
Беларуская: Яхідна Tachyglossus aculeatus.
English: A wild shortbeak echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Français : Échidné à bec court (Tachyglossus aculeatus) dans la nature.
Magyar: Ausztráliai hangyászsün (Tachyglossus aculeatus) (Swifts Creek, Victoria, Ausztrália)
Íslenska: Villtur mjónefur (Tachyglossus aculeatus).
Italiano: Echidna istrice (Tachyglossus aculeatus).
Polski: Dzika kolczatka australijska (Tachyglossus aculeatus).
Português: Uma equidna da espécie Tachyglossus aculeatus.
Русский: Австралийская ехидна (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Српски / Srpski: Дивљи јеж (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Svenska: Ett myrpiggsvin av arten Tachyglossus aculeatus i Australien.
‪中文(简体)‬: 澳洲针鼹 (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
‪中文(繁體)‬: 澳洲針鼴(Tachyglossus aculeatus

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