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  • Hobart resident Zach was on a trip around the west coast of Tasmania when he spotted a white animal on the side of the road, which turned out to be an echidna.
  • A zoologist says echidnas with this colouring in the wild are rare, with exact numbers unclear.
  • Experts say it could be an albino, or that its colouring may be caused by a genetic condition called leucism.