--- title: This Animal is So Excited For Meghan Markle and Prince Harry description: The echidna was clearly delighted to meet the royal couple Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during their Australia visit. canonical: https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-16T14:34:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:28.989Z og:title: This Animal is So Excited For Meghan Markle and Prince Harry og:description: The echidna was clearly delighted to meet the royal couple og:url: https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Animal is So Excited For Meghan Markle and Prince Harry twitter:description: The echidna was clearly delighted to meet the royal couple twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # No One is More Excited About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Than This Animal by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 16, 2018 2:34 PM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 16, 2018 2:34 PM UTC Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, more formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are touring Australia and while most of the locals are very excited to meet them, none were quite as overwhelmed as one little fella they met at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney. At the Zoo, the royal couple met koalas, including a set of baby koalas (or joeys) called Harry and Meghan, according to [Australian outlet _Now To Love_](https://www.nowtolove.com.au/royals/british-royal-family/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-tour-zoo-51863), and a short-legged echidna named Lynx. Prince Harry, who has [met echidnas](http://uk.businessinsider.com/photos-of-prince-harry-remarkable-life-engaged-to-meghan-markle-2017-11/#age-18-prince-harry-carries-a-suit-and-a-bin-bag-full-of-belongings-as-he-leaves-eaton-college-on-june-12-2003-21) before, was curious as to why the prickly Australian native was drooling. One of the Zoo’s staff members replied, “It’s the excitement.” Perhaps he just heard the news that the [newlyweds](http://time.com/5276277/royal-wedding-live/) are[ expecting a baby](http://time.com/5424493/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-baby/) sometime in Spring 2019? He wouldn’t be the first royal watcher to salivate at the thought of a [new royal baby.](http://time.com/5424673/meghan-harry-royal-baby-prince-princess/) > [](https://twitter.com/RE%5FDailyMail/status/1051985212157173760) Lynx, the echidna is reportedly a “[bit of a stud](https://www.nowtolove.com.au/royals/british-royal-family/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-tour-zoo-51863)” and a father of two, which is impressive for a [monotreme](https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/echidnas). Perhaps the royal couple will keep Lynx’s example in mind as they plan their family. In the wake of the baby news, the royal couple received their first baby gifts from the governor of Australia—a pair of Ugg boots and a toy kangaroo, but not a toy echidna. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/"},"headline":"No One is More Excited About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Than This Animal","datePublished":"2018-10-16T14:34:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:28.989Z","description":"The echidna was clearly delighted to meet the royal couple","url":"https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5425854/prince-harry-meghan-markle-zoo/","name":"No One is More Excited About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Than This Animal"}}]}] ```