Presumed extinct, this desert rat-kangaroo may still be alive in hiding. New analysis reveals its delicate diet
- Written by Rex Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, Flinders University
When it comes to how hard an animal can bite, size always matters.
There may be no truer a case of this than the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), known as the ngudlukanta to the traditional custodians of its Country of origin, the Wangkangurru Yarluyandi people.
This small, possibly extinct...





