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Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
The numbat is a small, diurnal marsupial native to Western Australia, easily recognized by its reddish-brown fur and distinctive white stripes across its back. Unlike most marsupials, numbats are specialized termite eaters, using their long, sticky tongues to extract termites fr…
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- Numbats are the only member of the family Myrmecobiidae, making them evolutionarily unique among marsupials.
- Numbats can consume up to 20,000 termites in a single day. Unlike most marsupials, females do not have a pouch; instead, the young cling to the mother’s underside. The numbat is one of only a few marsupials that are strictly diurnal.
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