Numbat By Lauren M. Mrs. Cottrell

Appearance  Looks like striped squirrel  Long sticky tongue  Narrow head, pointy muzzle

Habitat  Rotting branches  Lots of fallen over trees  Hollow logs, burrows

Food and Hunting  Ants  About 20,000 crunchy termites per day  Dingoes, cats, snakes,dogs

Nesting Behaviors and Raising Young  Female numbat lays an average of 4 babies per litter  14 day pregnancy

Bibliography  Grolier Online Kids   Marsupials by Nic Bishop 2009

Interesting Facts  Long sticky tongue  Slow, friendly and defenseless  Only marsupial who doesn’t have a pouch