T he delightfully bizarre golden nugget that is the southern marsupial mole is one of nature’s most cryptic species. It’s rarely seen, not actually a mole, and has a bunch of unusual traits ...

That’s why the true identity of Australia’s most enigmatic and cryptic mammal, the marsupial mole, has been called into question for decades. The two fit-in-your-hand Notoryctes species are ...

Native to Australia’s north-western deserts, marsupial moles are known as wonders of evolution. Cloaked in lush golden fur, their tiny pink vestigial eyes are covered by skin, and their powerful claws ...

Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia – the marsupial mole. There are two related species of the marsupial mole. Notoryctes typhlops, or southern ...

Northern and southern marsupial moles are so rare that a sighting in the wild can make headlines, as people marvel over its lush golden fur and flipper-like front feet. Scientists don't know much ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to find ...