Searching for Australia's most elusive marsupial Look at me podcast

Published: March 20, 2019, 5 p.m.

b'If you\\u2019ve ever travelled to an Australian desert, you may have been in the presence of one of Australia\\u2019s most elusive marsupials. The Anangu people call it the itjaritjari but it is more commonly known as the marsupial mole \\u2013 even though it is not actually a mole. Living entirely underground, this eye-less creature with pincer-like limbs has mostly defied scientific study until one scientist decided to bury some microphones ... Benjamin Law talks to Chris McCormack about his trip to Uluru in pursuit of this remarkable animal'