Here's the proof that the Niffler from 'Fantastic Beasts' is actually 100% real

Silly muggles seem to think the critter is something called a "puggle."
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LONDON -- Three baby Nifflers have been born at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, and their muggle caretakers, bless them, seem to think they are actually echidnas.

Echidnas (also known as puggles) are a species of spiny anteater that are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity. In the wild, they are shy and elusive, making it difficult to observe their reproductive habits -- possibly because they're actually, definitely, the magical breed known as Nifflers and they do what they want.

The baby "puggles" are the first batch to grace the zoo in almost 30 years, and actually hatched from their eggs back in August. However, the zoo waited until the little critters had developed before making the announcement public.

Not convinced the puggles are actually Nifflers? Here, look at the evidence:

This is the Niffler, as seen in Fantastic Beasts:

And these critters are "Echidnas," better known as "puggles."

See the resemblance?

Twitter seems to believe that "puggles" are the real deal.

Although the mainstream muggle media insist the critters are just plain-old puggles.

But, Twitter citizen @GeorgeLouisCook knows better, and has drawn the logical conclusion from this exciting revelation.

Muggles, those puggles are not puggles -- they are unmistakably and undeniably, Nifflers.

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