Echidna Puggles Born at Perth Zoo Reportedly Mark Breeding Milestone

December 18, 2012 by legitgov

Echidna Puggles Born at Perth Zoo Reportedly Mark Breeding Milestone 17 Dec 2012 If you need a pick-me-up this week, these delightful echidna puggles may be able to lend a chubby hand. According to Australia's Herald Sun, a pair of baby short-beaked echidnas were born at Perth Zoo this August... While short-beaked echidnas are not considered to be endangered (though they are protected under Australian law), their long-beaked cousins are. As conservation group EDGE notes, the "three species of long-beaked echidna...are classified as Critically Endangered -- one category away from "Extinct" -- by the IUCN.