Meet the Numbat, one of Australia’s most incredible native animals. Active during the day and feasting on up to 20,000 termites a day, they are small, unique, and under threat from habitat loss and predators like cats and foxes. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy protects numbats in safe, predator-free sanctuaries, and now you can help too. The Numbat is featured in our Habitat – Threatened Aussies collection, and $1 from every purchase goes directly to AWC’s work protecting their homes across
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Numbats are overheating because Australia is getting too hot for them 🥵⁠ ⁠ Numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus), which are unusual marsupials in that they are active during the day, eat termites hidden under wooden logs and topsoil. Since these insects are a low-calorie meal, numbats – which typically weigh around 500 grams – have evolved fur that absorbs heat from the sun, saving calories that would otherwise go towards generating body heat.⁠ ⁠ As temperatures rise, that evolutionary trait may be b
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How cute are numbats? A numbat's diet consists solely of termites. 🐜 They are special among Australian mammals as the only marsupials active exclusively during the day, which is when termites are active. A numbat needs to eat about 20,000 termites a day! What's the cutest Aussie marsupial you've spotted in the wild? #ausgeo #seeaustralia #marsupial #naturedocumentary | Australian Geographic
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