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  2. Marsupial mole - Wikipedia

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    Marsupial moles, the Notoryctidae / n oʊ t ə ˈ r ɪ k t ɪ d iː / family, are two species of highly specialized marsupial mammals that are found in the Australian interior. [2] They are small burrowing marsupials that anatomically converge on fossorial placental mammals, such as extant golden moles (Chrysochloridae) and extinct epoicotheres ().

  3. Southern marsupial mole - Wikipedia

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    The southern marsupial mole is small in size, with a head and body length of 121–159 mm (4.8–6.3 in), a tail length of 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) and a weight of 40–70 g (1.4–2.5 oz). The body is covered with short, dense, silky fur with a pale cream to white color often tinted by the iron oxides from the soil which gives it a reddish ...

  4. Northern marsupial mole - Wikipedia

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    The northern marsupial mole or kakarratul (Notoryctes caurinus) is a marsupial in the family Notoryctidae, an endemic animal of arid regions of Central Australia.It lives in the loose sand of dunes and river plains in the desert, spending nearly its entire life beneath ground. [3]

  5. Mole (animal) - Wikipedia

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    As marsupials, these moles are even more distantly related to true talpid moles than golden moles are, both of which belong to the Eutheria, or placental mammals. This means that they are more closely related to such existing Australian marsupials as kangaroos or koalas , and even to a lesser extent to American marsupials, such as opossums ...

  6. Ultra-rare, bizarre-looking blind mole photographed in Australia

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    A rare, blind mole, about which scientists know relatively little, has been spotted and photographed in Australia, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa – an indigenous organization that deploys rangers – said ...

  7. Marsupial - Wikipedia

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    Most male marsupials, except for macropods [19] and marsupial moles, [20] have a bifurcated penis, separated into two columns, so that the penis has two ends corresponding to the females' two vaginas. [7] [17] [21] [8] The penis is used only during copulation, and is separate from the urinary tract.

  8. Australidelphia - Wikipedia

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    Australidelphia is a superorder of marsupials encompassing about three-quarters of all living marsupial species, ... marsupial moles; Order Diprotodontia (117 species)

  9. This Animal is Older Than Morse Code and Still Going Strong

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    In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.