#TheMoment a rare egg-laying mammal was rediscovered in Indonesia
Scientists rediscovered Attenborough's long-beaked echidna in Indonesia's Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was first recorded and last seen. The egg-laying mammal is described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole.
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Scientists rediscovered Attenborough's long-beaked echidna in Indonesia's Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was first recorded and last seen. The egg-laying mammal is described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole.