Fisherman scoops echidna from lake after it appeared to be swimming in an unwise direction, days after ‘distressed’ wombat rescued in similar circumstances
Wednesday 2 December 2015 06.26 GMTLast modified on Wednesday 2 December 2015
An echidna, an animal not often seen taking a dip, has been found swimming in Tasmania not long after fishermen hauled a wombat out of a different lake on the island with a net.
Recreational fisherman Nobby Clark said he spotted an echidna in Lake Echo swimming about 150m from shore – and heading further out.
Clark had been fly-fishing for about two hours when he saw the echidna swimming towards him. He told the ABC he’d mistaken it for another monotreme at first.
“I thought it was a platypus heading towards me but it turned out to be an echidna.
“His head would go under water and then his little periscope would come up for a moment and have a breath and head out a few more paddles. He was swimming pretty hard; I think he was trying to figure out how he was going to get home.
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