Two echidna setosa (a toothless burrowing mammal) sitting on a meadow near the water. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after C.H. Smith.

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Short-beaked echidna

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Two echidna setosa (a toothless burrowing mammal) sitting on a meadow near the water. Coloured etching by W. H. Lizars after C.H. Smith.