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Irwins announce devastating loss

<p dir="ltr">The Irwins have announced the devastating death of a treasured “family member”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Bindi Irwin took to Instagram to share the heartbreaking news of their pet echidna, which has been a part of the family for 38 years, died. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Saying goodbye to our beautiful family member of 38 years. The sweetest, kindest, most wonderful echidna you ever did meet. Rest In Peace, angel,” she wrote with a white heart emoji.</p> <p dir="ltr">Along with the post she shared several family photos holding the echidna which has been a part of the family before the kids were born. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0FTTvBAX3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0FTTvBAX3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Fans of the Irwins shared their heartache and offered their condolences saying they gave the echidna a great life. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Oh my heart, one lucky little one to be loved so true! Sending hugs!” one wrote. </p> <p dir="ltr">“You gave them the best life!” another commented. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I am so extremely sorry for your loss. Heartbreaking,” someone else wrote. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Awww. I bet she's hanging out with your dad swapping stories,” another read.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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"Australian GeoGRAPHIC!": Hilarious echidna pic breaks the internet

<p dir="ltr">A hilarious yet graphic photo of an echidna’s penis has shocked the internet after randomly popping up in their news feed.</p> <p dir="ltr">The photo was uploaded by Australian Geographic asking readers if they had ever seen an echidna’s penis before. </p> <p dir="ltr">The photo in question shows a four-tipped penis with scientists looking into why the mammal’s reproductive system is the way it is. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Have you ever seen an echidna’s penis?” the post read.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You’ve probably asked your friends this in jest, but scientists are working away at unlocking the mystery of the bizarre, four-tipped reproductive system. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Labelled one of the ‘weirdest penises of the animal kingdom’, it's bright red and has four heads.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Now there's a dinner conversation starter…”</p> <p dir="ltr">The internet’s reaction was lighthearted, with many in the comment section leaving funny remarks. </p> <p><iframe style="overflow: hidden; border: initial none initial;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fausgeo%2Fposts%2F10158869200833339&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="780" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p dir="ltr">“Such prickly little buggers obviously they need all the help they can get,” someone joked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Australian GeoGRAPHIC,” the best comment read.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I'm guessing it's for Russian roulette impregnation,” another commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I cannot unsee this. Scarred for life,” someone else joked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Wears condoms. They fit like a glove,” another comment read. </p> <p dir="ltr">“If I were a female echidna, I’d shuffle away as fast as I could from this thing and if I couldn’t out shuffle it, I’d bury myself as quickly as possible,” someone wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the funny comments, Australian Geographic linked back to a <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2021/05/echidna-penises-why-theyre-so-weird/?fbclid=IwAR3kQEzjVHQDodmTLm7FbqgH7ixIxcm8V0UFNzIHx9xgXofvsqkJaCc2tHI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">research article</a> about why echidna penises are weird.</p> <p dir="ltr">”We’re not really sure why it looks so weird but we do know that they only use their penis for mating, not urine,” reproductive biologist Jane Fenelon said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Because they don’t need it for urine, they had the freedom to make it much more elaborate and this is something you see in other species that only use it for mating.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Australian Geographic</em></p>

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Massive echidna survives being clipped by a car

<p>A massive Tasmanian echidna who was clipped by a car has been treated and released.</p> <p>The egg-laying mammal, named Eleanor, was brought into Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart after being clipped on the road.</p> <p>Staff at the sanctuary said the female echidna had a couple of minor bruises from the incident.</p> <p>“Echidnas do pretty well,” Bonorong Sanctuary owner Greg Irons told <em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/animals-overweight-echinda-tasmania-clipped-by-car/1461bf37-612d-42dc-b6e4-3f5dfff7f18c">nine.com.au</a></em>. “We do get a lot of them. A lot of dog attacks. Not as many hit by cars.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBonorong%2Fphotos%2Fa.254440471240488%2F3694623757222125%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;width=500" width="500" height="654" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>Irons said she was the largest echidna he had ever seen, weighing 4.7kg.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/mammals/echidnas-and-platypus/short-beaked-echidna">Tasmanian government</a>, short-beaked echidnas generally grow up to 45cm in length and 5kg in weigh.</p>

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Baby echidna born at Australian zoo in a world-first

<p>Australia's Perth Zoo has welcomed two adorable baby echidnas in a world-first breeding milestone.</p> <p>The two babies, also known as puggles, have been named Nyingarn (Nyoongar for echidna) and Babbin (Nyoongar for friend).</p> <p>The puggles are the first to be successfully bred from zoo-born echidnas. </p> <p>A Perth Zoo spokesperson said short-beaked echidnas were very difficult to breed, but changes to animal management had led to the successful birth.</p> <p>"Until now, it was believed female echidnas did not breed until the age of five, so these latest births have shed new light on echidna reproduction," Environment Minister Bill Marmion told ABC.</p> <p>It is hoped the successful breeding program will help in the conservation efforts of the short-beaked echidna’s critically endangered cousin, the long-beaked echidna, which is facing extinction in Papua New Guinea.</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/clever-cop-saves-dog/">Clever cop saves dog with a moment of inspiration</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/12/happiest-dogs-in-the-world/">The happiest dogs in the world</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/interspecies-animal-friendships/">15 unlikely friendships that will melt your heart</a></em></strong></span></p>

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