5/21/2023 0 Comments Puggles platypus![]() *Note: Due to the COVID-19, check the San Diego Zoo Safari Park website at to confirm hours before visiting. However, adult echidnas, like mom Orange and dad Shaw, can sometimes be seen in the animal ambassador area at Walkabout Australia or during a Behind-the-Scenes Safari. Unfortunately, the puggle is not currently on view for the public. While much is still unknown about how the platypus raises their young in the wild, researchers have learned quite a bit through select captive breeding programs. The babies debuted last week at the newly completed breeding facility at the zoo, though they were hatched all the way back in. Platypus young are called puggles, and the female platypus lays between one and three eggs at a time. They are one of only two mammal species (the duck-billed platypus is the other) that are in the order Monotremata, or mammals that lay eggs. ![]() ![]() Mom and puggle are doing extremely well, and we will continue to monitor the puggle’s progress until it is ready to venture out on its own,” said Savanna Smith, a wildlife care specialist at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Puggles are baby short-beaked echidnas, a species of spiny anteater. The hatching of this baby echidna, which is called a puggle, is a first in the zoo’s history. “It is an honor to care for this little one, as we learn more about this species’ reproduction through this puggle’s hatching. The majority of the puggle’s day consists of sleeping. It is still developing, but moving around on its wobbly legs and using its sharp claws to dig into the ground for balance. Puggle the Baby Platypus by Francis Jacqueline from. The now four-month-old puggle is now “gaining strength and thriving,” according to the a press release from the San Diego Zoo Global.
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