Meet Brian the Rescued 'Mini-Kangaroo'
Meet Brian the Rescued 'Mini-Kangaroo'
Meet Brian the Rescued ‘Mini-Kangaroo’
He loves napping and cuddling corn cobs—and he’s an ambassador for little-known marsupials of Australia.
By Ellen Rykers
PUBLISHED APRIL 5, 2018
Australia is famous for its kangaroos and koalas. But the land down under is also home to many equally adorable—but overlooked—animals.
For instance, the continent is home to more than 378 mammal species, which range from the rain forest-dwelling tree kangaroo to the venomous platypus.
Brian is one of these lesser-known marsupials. He’s an eastern bettong—essentially, a mini-kangaroo.
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Brian—"our cheeky little spokesman"—was rescued about three years ago, after his mom threw him out of her pouch during a routine health check by biologists, Grarock says. "It doesn’t happen often," she notes. "We always try to reunite the baby with its mother, but sometimes we can’t." (Read about an "extinct" marsupial rediscovered in Australia.)
More:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/animals-australia-conservation-bettongs/
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Kind of between a bunny and a mouse, LOL! Thanks for posting, obviously I've never seen one before! 
Which stands about 16" high. Desperately cute:
