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Massive echidna survives being clipped by a car

A massive Tasmanian echidna who was clipped by a car has been treated and released.

The egg-laying mammal, named Eleanor, was brought into Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart after being clipped on the road.

Staff at the sanctuary said the female echidna had a couple of minor bruises from the incident.

“Echidnas do pretty well,” Bonorong Sanctuary owner Greg Irons told nine.com.au. “We do get a lot of them. A lot of dog attacks. Not as many hit by cars.”

Irons said she was the largest echidna he had ever seen, weighing 4.7kg.

According to the Tasmanian government, short-beaked echidnas generally grow up to 45cm in length and 5kg in weigh.

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Australia, Tasmania, Echidnas