The marsupial mole is completely blind, 'swims' through the desert sand and rarely ventures above ground. But one eagle-eyed traveller is in 'disbelief' after spotting one attempting to cross the road.
Mr Young knew how rare it was to see a marsupial mole, having worked with Joe Benshemesh, Australia's pre-eminent mole expert, in 2005."I carried it to a safe distance 20 metres off the road where it looked pretty soft and sandy," Mr Young said.Golden fur and no eyesIt has "silky" golden fur, a pink bulbous nose and spade-like claws for burrowing up to 80 centimetres into the sand.
Rachel Paltridge is a threatened species ecologist with the Indigenous Desert Alliance and says the mole has a unique way of getting about.
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