Bilby babies call the Gold Coast home at Dreamworld

They may be small but Dreamworld’s little bilby joeys are already making a big impression as they get ready to play an important part in preserving their species.

THEY may be small but these baby bilbies are more than just cute kids with big ears.

They share the same mum, which is rare, and one day they will play an important part in boosting their species’ numbers in the wild.

The three joeys were born at Dreamworld, boosting the theme park’s bilby population to 14.

Dreamworld has welcomed three new bilby joeys to its brood, born at the centre earlier in the year. Photo: Dreamworld.

A Dreamworld spokeswoman said it was rare to have three bilbies born to the same mother, and each of them is looking strong.

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The triplets, all girls, were born three months ago but have yet to be named and have only just started meeting park visitors this week.

They don’t realise how special they are in increasing their species’ wild population.

The bilbies will eventually be released into the wild to help increase the population. Photo: Dreamworld.

Bilbies were once widely spread across Australia’s desert country but now only occupy

about 20 per cent of their former range.

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The bilbies will eventually be released into a protected area at Currawinya National Park, near Cunnamulla in the state’s southwest, as part of a release program.

For now the joeys are spending their days exploring their surroundings at Dreamworld and entertaining inquisitive tourists.

They are the first baby bilbies born at the theme park in more than a year.