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Lake Eacham, Mt Hypipamee and Mount Molloy

10,000 Birds

And one final treat was a Musky Rat-kangaroo , the smallest member of the macropod (kangaroo and wallaby) suborder, no bigger than a guinea-pig. They are also apparently one of the easiest mammals to see in the forests of the Tableland. Oddly for small macropods you’ll find them out and about in the day.

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