What is a 'puggle?'

[den]

What annoys me a lot is that people here in Aus insist on calling echidnas 'porcupines.' It really bugs me.

baby echidnas are called 'puggles.' Not many people know this.

This is a puggle:

His name is Fluffy, and he was raised by some friends of mine who also rescue animals.

Fluffy, fully grown.

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[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

I didn't know they were called puggles!

Spiny Eatanter, indeed:)! Yet another useful creature misnamed and maligned by man. No wonder we get a leg full of quills! At first I thought it was a platypus because of the snout, but the other pictures quickly did in that illusion.