northern quoll

Scientific Name
Dasyurus hallucatus
Category
Mammals

The quoll is associated with the duwa patrimoiety and it is also a mythological character who in human form fought with the Moon man. The quoll wanted humans to die once and for all, but the Moon said there should be rebirth. They went their seperate ways, the quoll dying like all creatures but the moon rose up to be reborn every month. Today the curled up claw of the quoll is a symbol for death.

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Kunwinjku term
djabbo
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Kundjeyhmi term
njanjma
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Kuninjku term
djabbo
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Kune/Mayali term
djabbo
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Kundedjnjenghmi term
djabbo
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