Echidna Puggle at Taronga Zoo Sydney

A very special patient arrived at Taronga Wildlife Hospital three weeks ago! Say hello to 'Weja', a short-beaked echidna puggle named after the area where it was found.
Veterinary Nurse Liz McConnell is absolutely delighted to be caring for Weja at this critical time - normally it would still be tucked safe and sound in a burrow and feeding off its mother's milk.
A lot of much time and effort goes into handraising orphaned animals like this puggle. Our vets and nurses are so dedicated to their work and love nothing more than rehabilitating and releasing animals back to the wild.
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