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A dark-furred, tusked, beaver-like marsupial with webbed feet and a paddle tail stands in murky swamp water amidst misty trees.

A dark-furred, tusked, beaver-like marsupial with webbed feet and a paddle tail stands in murky swamp water amidst misty trees.

Speculative portrayal of the Bunyip: Palorchestes aqautica a species of amphibious mammal that evolved from burrowing marsupials resembling wombats eventually changing landscapes and increased predation drove them into swamps where they adapted a semi aqautic lifestyle including webbed feet a paddle shaped tail claws that are able to grip slippery surfaces and dig into sand and mud tusks protruding from the upper jaw waterproof fur low light vision high lung capacity and a pouch that can close tightly underwater for the females to protech their young Mehr sehen