Photo is a bettong that has been caught by researchers. The good news is their population has maybe tripled over the last few years in Australia's largest nature preserve that is free of introduced predators - it has 45km (28mi) of 1.8m (just under 6') tall fencing to keep it that way. Just 3 years ago they were reintroduced to...
Gambá (Brazilian marsupial) makes unexpected noise while stealing cat food. Marx 🐱 arrives and like in a movie the Gambá freezes and moves back slowly and goes into hiding.
Met this little guy last week by the Emu River near Burnie.
This is a Tasmanian Pademelon, a small marsupial which can now only be found here in Tasmania. There are other Pademelons in Australia and this species used to be on the mainland until humans decided to destroy them there.
This particular fella was probably young, because it was even small for a Pademelon.
The Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus is a critically endangered #marsupial in #WestPapua. Help them keep their forest home with some simple changes to how you shop #Boycottpalmoil#Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket!
On the way back to camp, we had to stop for yet another Echidna crossing the road, but this time I could reach the camera. Shot through the windscreen in an idling vehicle, so the quality is crap, but there it is walking across the road.
Sometimes depicted as Australia's Easter Bunny, the Greater Bilby is a ground-dwelling marsupial found in the arid parts of northwestern and central Australia, and is the only species of rabbit-eared bandicoot alive today. Its sister species, the Lesser Bilby, is thought to have become extinct in the 1950s. Nocturnal, it hides in burrows during the day and comes out at night to feed on insects, fruits, and fungi. Being a powerful digger, it is able to make spiral-shaped burrows up to 10 feet long and up to 6 feet deep.
I just checked one of the trailcams and found a video of a Tasmanian Devil!! This is very exciting because it's the first time we've seen one on our property.😃 https://youtu.be/GD9xTEZ334c
But also a success. I had heard rumours that there was at least one platypus in our local creek and this evening, armed with the wrong lens for the conditions, I confirmed it.
Alas, 1/50th sec @ ISO 12,800 is too slow for a speedy platypus.
Our little #SwampWallaby is back in our backyard this evening, and it looks like it might be a female with joey, given the bulging pouch. Can't tell for certain, but it appears that way.
A bettong bewildered by bagging
Photo is a bettong that has been caught by researchers. The good news is their population has maybe tripled over the last few years in Australia's largest nature preserve that is free of introduced predators - it has 45km (28mi) of 1.8m (just under 6') tall fencing to keep it that way. Just 3 years ago they were reintroduced to...