Denne echidnaen (igjen, kjedelig norsk navn: "maurpiggsvin") fant jeg et par hundre meter vest for Pelion Hut. Jeg lå klar utenfor hulen dens under et tre og ventet. De ser ikke særlig godt, så den gikk rett mot meg og forbi uten noen gang å ense meg. Merkelig nok, siden jeg akkurat da hadde gått i fire-fem dager uten å vaske meg nevneverdig, og den nesen der ser da virkelig funksjonell ut.

Det var for øvrig ganske vanskelig å ligge stille, for gresset var fullt av blodigler. Neste gang skal jeg ta på meg litt mer klær først.

I found this echidna two hundred metres west of Pelion Hut. I waited in silence outside its cave for quite a while. Then suddenly it just came out, walked straight towards me and past me, without ever knowing I was there. Which is really strange, as by then I had been hiking for several days without really washing, and that nose does look highly capable, doesn't it?

By the way; Lying in the grass and not move was hard. There were a lot more leeches around than echidnas. Next time I'll wear more clothes.