FROM THE ARCHIVES: On this day in 1998 #WA scientists captured an extremely rare #marsupial #mole. The creature doesn't have eyes... and is rarely seen above the surface. To this day it is the only marsupial mole to ever be studied in a lab. Take a look at this classic clip from ABC News #fromthearchives | ABC Perth

Aboriginal rangers near the Northern Territory border were in for a surprise last week when they came across an elusive - marsupial mole. The rangers, who are from the remote community of Kiwirrkurra, quickly took some photographs and video footage, before releasing the animal a little way off the road. Sightings of the traditionally named 'karrkaratul' are so rare scientists have struggled to keep an updated profile of the camera shy critter - with sightings said to be somewhere now between 5 &

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