larena , to random
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It's spotted-tailed quoll breeding season. At this time of the year, the females get chonky necks and develop a pouch.

They only live for about three years, so it's good to see from recent trailcam pics that there are more babies on the way.

Photo of a female quoll that's ready to breed. Her pose is similar to the foreground one in the previous photo, but she has a very thick neck and chin.
Night vision (black and white) photo of another female quoll. This one's neck is even chonkier and she has bulges under her belly. This might mean that she's already carrying babies in her pouch.

Photo of two young quolls playing outside a burrow covered in green grass and moss. The quolls are a rich, dark reddish brown with white spots over the body and tail. The one in the foreground is side-on, has one arm in the burrow, is slightly crouched and has its extremely long tail held out and up. Its body is sleek and streamlined. Its sibling is on top of the grassy mound and looking down at the first one.
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    sarahdurrant , to random
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    Meanwhile, the actual bath has been taken over by to be used as a source of drinking water. I do also have bowls on the ground that they more usually use, but the lack of rain means they’re taking whatever water they can find 🌿🪶

    markarayner , to random
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    That guilty look, when you're caught stealing all the wombats.

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