Seeing a wild predator running straight towards you can be terrifying. Luckily for AW’s Les Mundy, the two predators in this clip are sandhill dunnarts – only 40-50g. The third animal in this clip is a Mitchell’s hopping mouse, which also seemed to home in on Les.
#wildoz #dunnarts
#NHT
Dunnarts are pocket-sized predators that pack a punch.
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#dunnarts #dasyurids
Years ago a couple of our #dunnarts got #trichobezoars (hairballs) so preventative protocols were developed. 2000+ animals later, we haven't seen any more hairballs, so I helped #veterinarians publish this result, highlighting our commitment to our animals' health and #welfare 🙏
First ever poster #presentation at #ICCB2025! Fat-tailed #dunnarts of the Victorian #grasslands are #threatened with #extinction
Sheep farming landscapes ✅️ Cropped landscapes ❌️
#climatechange is forcing Victorian farmers toward cropping = less #habitat for #native #fauna
Recent #research we #published! In non-fancy terms, this represents the first step for developing #marsupial IVF; working out how to collect high-quality eggs from female fat-tailed #dunnarts ✅
#assistedreproduction #reproduction
Fresh #research paper out today! Long-term impacts of #captivity on #skull #morphology and #endocranial volume in fat-tailed #dunnarts 💀🐭
Captive skulls = significantly shorter basal + upper molar lengths, broader zygomatic widths and longer palate and toothrow lengths, compared with wild dunnarts.
FRONT COVER of February Dev. Dynamics! 📸Caleb McElrea
"Breeding fat-tailed #dunnarts in #captivity: Revised practices to minimize stress whilst maintaining considerations of wild biology": anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#scientist #research #wildlife #womeninstem
