NUMBAT

WHAT IS THE NUMBAT

• Small termite eating marsupial
• They are endangered species
• They grow to be 10in (25cm)

WHAT IS A MARSUPIAL?

• Baby's carried in pouches
• Born incompletely developed
• They are mammals
• Kangaroos and Koalas are also marsupials

WHAT DO THEY EAT?

• Termites
• Occasionally Ants or other small insects

WHERE DO THEY LIVE

• Victoria
• Northern Territory
• Western Australia
• New South Wales

DO THEY HAVE PREDATORS?

• Snakes
• Dingos
• Feral Cats
• Foxes
• Dogs
• Birds

WHAT IS THEIR HABITAT?

• Forests
• Eucalyptus Trees
• Grasslands that are close to water

WHEN AND WHERE DO THEY LOOK FOR FOOD?

• They hunt in daylight for Termites
• Dark nights
• Hollow Logs
• Burrows

WHEN DO NUMBATS BREED?

• January and May
• Mothers give birth to
• Average of 4 babies
• Mothers do not have a pouch

LEFT BY THE MOTHER?

• Left after a few months of birth
• Mother leaves to search for food
• Leaves them in a burrow
• Comes back to give them milk every now and then