Northern marsupial mole: Rare blind creature photographed in Australian outback - BBC News

The palm-sized creatures have silky golden locks, no eyes, a stumpy tail and flipper-like hands.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu RangersImage caption, The marsupial mole was spotted in the Great Sandy DesertBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyAn extremely rare blind, hairy mole has been spotted and photographed in the Australian outback.

The northern marsupial mole, or kakarratul, lives in one of the most remote parts of the nation and is so elusive that authorities don't even know how many there are.

The palm-sized creatures have silky golden locks, no eyes, a stumpy tail and flipper-like hands.

Sightings of marsupial moles usually occur only a few times each decade.

This mole was stumbled upon by Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu rangers - Aboriginal traditional owners who use cultural and local knowledge to look after their land - while they were working in the Great Sandy Desert, which is about 1,500km (932 miles) from Perth.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68720246

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