Researchers excited as world's rarest marsupial is photographed with joey on island off Esperance

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Researchers excited as world's rarest marsupial is photographed with joey on island off Esperance
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Gilbert's Potoroo, the rarest marsupial on earth, is having babies in its brand new home on Middle Island and researchers are celebrating.

Rangers trek for nearly six hours across Middle Island to download camera footage.

Dr Friend said the only way to differentiate between photographed individuals was by their sizes, so he could not tell adults apart.

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