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		<title>The Gilbert&#8217;s Potoroo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-gilberts-potoroo/" title="The Gilbert&#8217;s Potoroo" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gp1a-300x130.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Gilbert&#039;s potoroo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gp1a-300x130.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gp1a-800x347.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gp1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Gilbert&#x2019;s potoroo is the rarest marsupial in the world and Australia&#x2019;s most endangered marsupial. For a long time they were thought to be extinct. They are only found in couple of locations in Australia. They face the threats of fires and fire suppression, and invasive species that result in [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>What the Heck is a Potoroo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 10:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/what-the-heck-is-a-potoroo/" title="What the Heck is a Potoroo?" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="127" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potoroo1a-300x127.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="potoroo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potoroo1a-300x127.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potoroo1a-800x339.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potoroo1a-1536x651.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potoroo1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Potoroo is a common name for a species of Potorous, a genus of smaller Australian marsupials. There are 3 known species of potoroo in Australia. All three are threatened by ecological changes since the English came to Australia. 2 primary issues are <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predation&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predation/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">predation</a> by introduced species, like foxes, dogs, and [&#x2026;]</p>
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