Start dabbling in dibblers.
Meet the dibbler - an endangered Australian marsupial.
AAP / Perth Zoo
But don't let that adorable face fool you, the dibbler is carnivorous AF.
Fortunately, with a diet mostly consists of ground-dwelling insects and other invertebrates as well as small lizards, birds and mammals, they're not interested in coming after you.
AAP / Perth Zoo
Look at how nicely they fit in your hand...
... just leave picking them up to the experts.
Tony Friend / Parks and Wildlife
Unfortunately, they're under threat from a loss of habitat caused by land clearing, dieback disease (a soil fungus) and bushfires.
To create a new population of these li'l mates, 29 dibblers have been released onto a remote island off Western Australia's south coast. Perth Zoo is hoping their breeding program will increase knowledge of the dibbler's plight. They also want to allow the animals to be released into predator-safe areas (managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife) on islands as well as the mainland.
AAP / Parks And Wildlife
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