Taronga's echidnas follow their leader as keepers hope for a puggle

By Steve Jacobs
Updated October 30 2014 - 10:08am, first published September 30 2014 - 3:41pm
Trailing: Echidnas on the march. Photo: Kristal Thomson, Taronga Zoo
Trailing: Echidnas on the march. Photo: Kristal Thomson, Taronga Zoo
Spinytime: Echnidas at Taronga Zoo. Photo: Madeleine Smitham, Taronga Zoo
Spinytime: Echnidas at Taronga Zoo. Photo: Madeleine Smitham, Taronga Zoo

Echidnas at Taronga Zoo have recently been taking part in a strange breeding ritual known as "trailing", leading keepers to hope for a rare puggle, as the babies are known.