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Wildlife ranger Riley Tyman took over handling in the new year, and was a crowd favorite during open days at the Ark.
The Rufous Bettong is a little known nocturnal marsupial that has been exterminated in the wild due to wild predators.
They are an ancient member of the kangaroo family; They jump like cats, have a pouch for young, but growl like a bear when agitated and carry nesting material in their monkey-like seat tails.
“They really are amazing animals and it was a highlight of my career helping to raise Bonnie,” Tiedeman said.
Bonnie is now moving to the Aussie Arc Species Recovery Unit and the organization’s Rufous Bettong breeding and breeding program.
