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Adorable tiny echidna puggle to be raised in captivity

A tiny echidna puggle is being hand-fed by a staffer at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital of western Australia after being found on a walking trail. The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a relative of the platypus, according to the San Diego Zoo’s Animalbytes website.  They’re also known as spiny ant-eaters, even…