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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo announced a new critter is making their debut as a not-quite-as-new arrival.

Columbus Zoo said the baby brush-tailed bettong is named Tajin. The brush-tailed bettongs, also known as rat kangaroos or woylies, are a marsupial native to southern Australia. Similar to other marsupials, these babies are not fully developed at birth and crawl into their mother’s puch where they nurse and grow for approximately 3.5 months.
Tajin was born on Nov. 14, 2025 to mother Fajita. The joey emerged at the end of February and is staying close to mom while exploring its new world. The Animal Care teams named Tajin to fit with the spicy family theme with its mother and its grandmother, named Salsa.
The sex of the joey has not yet been confirmed.
Brush-tailed bettongs are considered critically endangered.
Visitors can look for Tajin and Fajita in the Australia and the Islands Nocturnal Building.
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