00:00When most of us think of echidnas, we think of a spiky creature wobbling through the bush
00:07or across a road like this.
00:10However, on hot days, echidnas also don't mind a dip in our waterways, including our
00:16dams and rivers, and also even the ocean.
00:22Tyson Powell captured this video of an echidna at the Murrumbidgee River, just below Shepherd's
00:28lookout in Holt, in the ACT.
00:32And as you can see, an echidna can use its backward-pointing feet as rudders and its long snout as a snorkel.
00:42Look at him go!
00:45Echidnas swim to play, to groom, to cool off, and in this case, to get to the other side
00:52of the river.
00:58So, let's get started.
01:04So, let's get started.
01:08So, let's get started.
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