1971 Press Photo Zoologist Harry Frauca inspecting an Echidna - mja13911

It was a rather sticky job when Zoologist Harry Frauca of Queensland, Australia, picked up a baby echidna. Echidnas are rare, egg laying mammals with porcupine quills on the upper side of the body.

Photo is dated 1971.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.

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