This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The boodie, aka burrowing bettong or Lesueur’s rat-kangaroo, hails only from the Australian islands of Barrow, Bernier, and Dorre. They were once prominent throughout Australia. However, these critters are the product of the effects of invasive species and with them disease, predators, and competition for food. They are now classified […]

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