Sydney's Taronga Zoo unveiled a rare short-beaked echidna puggle, born to mom Gunyi at its breeding facility around seven months ago https://reut.rs/3vPrTOD | Reuters

A rare baby short-beaked echidna has emerged at Taronga Zoo after spending the first few months of its life in a deep burrow. The puggle is thought be about seven months old and will soon be left to fend for itself by its mother. www.7NEWS.com.au 7NEWS at 6pm. #Sydney #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

We’re crowning echidna babies with the honour of having the cutest name ever: puggles 🥺 An echidna only lays one egg at a time. When hatched, the little baby puggle feeds on milk secreted from patches in their mother’s pouch. Turns out echidnas are absolutely adorable at any age! 📺: Australian Geographic Extraordinary Animals is now airing on NITV on Sunday nights at 7.30pm. Episodes are available to stream for free on SBS On Demand at https://ausgeo.co/extraordinaryanimals #ausgeo #extraordin