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prettygoodwordbettong (buh-TAWNG, buh-TONG) - n., any of four species of short-nosed rat-kangaroos (genus Bettongia).
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All four are endangered, and three other species have gone extinct since colonization. They all have short rounded ears, long hind feet, and a naked muzzle tip, and as you can tell are way cuter than a "rat-kangaroo" has any right to be. Srsly, they belong in r/illegallysmolanimals. Heck, one of them (Bettongia lesueur) is called a boodie, which is probably an illegally cute name -- check local statutes. The bettongs' name comes from Dharug (an Australian Aboriginal language from around Sydney) badang.
---L.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
All four are endangered, and three other species have gone extinct since colonization. They all have short rounded ears, long hind feet, and a naked muzzle tip, and as you can tell are way cuter than a "rat-kangaroo" has any right to be. Srsly, they belong in r/illegallysmolanimals. Heck, one of them (Bettongia lesueur) is called a boodie, which is probably an illegally cute name -- check local statutes. The bettongs' name comes from Dharug (an Australian Aboriginal language from around Sydney) badang.
---L.
