Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last seen more than 60 years ago. Click to read more. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, a long-thought-extinct animal named after British naturalist David Attenborough, was rediscovered in the Cyclops Mountains in the Indonesian part of New Guinea island.
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Australian soils are in terrible shape after 200 years of European farming habits, drained of nutrients and organic matter, involving carbon. This sad news for both soil well being and effort to deal with global warming. The indigenous Australian echidna might have part of the remedy.
(Photo : Jan Kroon)
Echidnas Digging Traps Leaves and Seeds
Echidnas dig furrows, pits, and depressions in the soil while searching for ants. Study has disclosed the crucial level to which this soil engineering could be of help to the surroundings.This assists in enticing the soil health, Echidnas digging traps leaves and seeds in the soil, boosts plants growth, and maintains carbon in the soIl, relatively than the climate.