Kevin the baby echidna reunited with Kevin his rescuer
October 23, 2023 8:08 PM Subscribe
Kevin the baby echidna, who was saved from floodwaters, reunited with Kevin his rescuer. Last year "Kevin" the baby echidna was pulled from floodwaters along the Darling River, shivering and alone. After 11 months of rehabilitation he was released back into the wild — but not before he was reunited with his rescuer.
This is great. Thank you for your many many heartwarming posts.
posted by armoir from antproof case at 8:40 PM on October 23, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by armoir from antproof case at 8:40 PM on October 23, 2023 [1 favorite]
OMG this is the best thing, a baby Echidna is called a puggle? 🥰
posted by Zumbador at 12:53 AM on October 24, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by Zumbador at 12:53 AM on October 24, 2023 [3 favorites]
Team monotreme!
posted by brundlefly at 1:57 AM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by brundlefly at 1:57 AM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
Such a nice story. I had to relocate an echidna the other day from my pool enclosure to my neighbours much safrer scrubby paddock. I can tell you - whatever gloves that man is wearing in the pic whilst holding Kevin, I really need a pair because my welding gloves (used for everything except welding in the last couple of years) were not up to snuff. Worth the pain to see my one waddle off though.
posted by ninazer0 at 2:38 AM on October 24, 2023 [14 favorites]
posted by ninazer0 at 2:38 AM on October 24, 2023 [14 favorites]
What a wild coincidence that they were both named Kevin. It’s like it was meant to be!
posted by gc at 3:48 AM on October 24, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by gc at 3:48 AM on October 24, 2023 [8 favorites]
"You could cuddle him and he went down my shirt last time but you wouldn't want to do it now." ummm, yep, checks out. :)
posted by martin q blank at 4:11 AM on October 24, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by martin q blank at 4:11 AM on October 24, 2023 [5 favorites]
The story from last year has much squishy puggle squee: Baby echidna saved from floodwaters in Menindee, outback NSW - ABC News.
Kevin's doubly lucky: first to be found, then to be sent to a rehab centre that had only recently purchased echidna milk. I'm guessing this isn't the sort of thing you can pick up at the corner store.
posted by scruss at 7:02 AM on October 24, 2023
Kevin's doubly lucky: first to be found, then to be sent to a rehab centre that had only recently purchased echidna milk. I'm guessing this isn't the sort of thing you can pick up at the corner store.
posted by scruss at 7:02 AM on October 24, 2023
Oh my gosh, the photo with the Kevins and the emu! My heart! 💜💜
posted by kitten kaboodle at 10:58 AM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by kitten kaboodle at 10:58 AM on October 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
Echidnas are great! And now I have a (thin) excuse to share my wild echidna story.
Some years ago, I was walking along a fire trail in The Dandenongs hills/mountains near Melbourne, Victoria with my partner. We spied an adult echidna ahead of us, maybe 20-30 metres away, walking towards us. We stopped to watch it, keeping still so we didn't upset or disturb it.
It just trundled on past us, in that distinctive stoic echidna way, rubbing past my stationary boot. There was plenty of room around me, it just didn't seem to care. I could have been a tree. Or a particularly stupid rock.
Just a creature going about its business, seemingly without a care in the world. Strangely calming to behold. It was the best!
I often think of that echidna and how I'd like to just trundle along, unbothered by the world around me.
posted by But tomorrow is another day... at 7:15 PM on October 24, 2023 [9 favorites]
Some years ago, I was walking along a fire trail in The Dandenongs hills/mountains near Melbourne, Victoria with my partner. We spied an adult echidna ahead of us, maybe 20-30 metres away, walking towards us. We stopped to watch it, keeping still so we didn't upset or disturb it.
It just trundled on past us, in that distinctive stoic echidna way, rubbing past my stationary boot. There was plenty of room around me, it just didn't seem to care. I could have been a tree. Or a particularly stupid rock.
Just a creature going about its business, seemingly without a care in the world. Strangely calming to behold. It was the best!
I often think of that echidna and how I'd like to just trundle along, unbothered by the world around me.
posted by But tomorrow is another day... at 7:15 PM on October 24, 2023 [9 favorites]
But tomorrow is another day..., a friend of mine was walking in the Australian National Botanic Gardens and had an echidna walk over her sneakers! She saw it by the side of the walking path, and stopped, and it just kept walking in the same direction it was travelling, which took it right over her sneakers.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 9:49 PM on October 24, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 9:49 PM on October 24, 2023 [3 favorites]
I, too, would probably give fewer fucks if I was covered with sharp spines with which to smite my enemies.
I love their obliviousness and/or disdain!
posted by But tomorrow is another day... at 12:56 AM on October 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
I love their obliviousness and/or disdain!
posted by But tomorrow is another day... at 12:56 AM on October 25, 2023 [2 favorites]
Not an echidna story, but I had a tamandua use me as a stunned and silent obstacle as it went about its business. I just froze as it marched towards me out of the forest and thought "do I move aside? Is he going to go around?" Nope, right between the legs, stupid pink rock.
posted by Molesome at 2:22 AM on October 25, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by Molesome at 2:22 AM on October 25, 2023 [3 favorites]
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