Little Mammals

The checking of traps first thing in the morning is always exciting as you never know what you're going to get. In the Pilbara it's often reptiles, but sometimes you get little mammals that normally people wouldn't see.

A bucket trap has two Long-tailed Planigales (Planigale ingrami).

Small (<120mm) carnivorous marsupials, hunters of anything they can overpower and eat.

Looks a bit like a tiny ferret in this shot.

Nice little animals, that often have a habit of shutting their eyes and just staying quiet while you handle them.