
ANI047-00025
A critically endangered eastern long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) named J.R. at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. This is one of only two in captivity, and he’s 48 years old. Keepers are trying to breed him with a 50-year-old female there but with no luck so far.
Keywords
- Anteater
- Australia
- captivity
- copy space
- critically endangered
- eastern long beacked echidna
- eastern long-beaked echidna
- full length
- J.R.
- mammal
- odd
- Photo Ark
- rare
- studio shot
- Sydney
- Taronga Zoo
- threatened
- unique
- white background
- Zaglossus bartoni
- Zoo
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