Rarest of rare: 2 albino egg-laying mammals spotted in Australia

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Echidnas are one in every of two identified mammals on the planet whose females lay eggs and in addition produce milk for his or her infants, that are known as puggles. (Picture credit score: Bathurst Regional Council)

Residents of New South Wales, Australia, have noticed two extraordinarily uncommon albino echidnas within the house of simply two weeks.

Geoff Hadley discovered one of many all-white, quill-covered creatures on a street within the Bathurst area, based on ABC Information. He helped the echidna cross safely earlier than reporting the sighting to native council officers, who revealed the animal in a social media put up on Might 1.