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The Short-beaked Echidna in Hogave Conservation Area

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While the avifauna of Hogave attracts a lot of attention for visitors and researchers to Hogave Conservation Area, the forest also has interesting small mammals that live under the foliage. The curious short-beaked echidna is one of them.  Also known as spiny anteater, the short-beaked echidna is a monotreme which is one of the 5 …

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Macgregor’s Bowerbird in Hogave Conservation

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The Macgregor’s Bowerbird (Ambloyornis macgregoriae) endemic to the highlands of Papua New Guinea is olive brown, with a hidden orange crest and medium sized – about the size of a robin. In Hogave Conservation where its habitat is protected, the Macgregor’s Bowerbird’s interesting traits are attractive to wildlife filmmakers. The English name ‘Macgregor’ was given …

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