These little critters, known as puggles when they are babies, are notoriously hard to breed, but the Perth Zoo in Australia has managed to successfully breed them three years in a row. The zoo thinks it's now ready to start working on a reproduction program for their critically endangered cousins, the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
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so ugly their cute.
If they were a type of fish, or insects I'd be repulsed by now, but being mammals they get the green light no matter what. I wonder if some part of our brain keeps a "no matter what" mamailian family bond. Hmmm. weird.
Needless to say it made for a sleepless night!
@ felixthe cat: People eating them? I don't think so.
"These little critters, known as puggles when they babies."
Please add the word "are" before babies.