You might know about wombats, but what about numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus)? These Australian marsupials are picky eaters with a taste for termites. Using their long tongues, these specialists can slurp down 20,000 of the insects in a single day! Unlike many mammals, the numbat’s mouth is filled with dull, peg-like teeth. But that doesn’t stop this critter, because it doesn’t chew its food anyway.
Photo: seashalia, CC0 Content, Pixabay
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Been making beanie NUMBATS today...
They're for sale over on www.palaeoplushies.com
Rewarded myself by the beginning work on my ball jointed doll project and the minute I start priming I run out of Mr Super Clear UV flat and then a thunderstorm happens. At least the lack of paint stopped me from spraying in the humidity I guess ...
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Lesser known small mammals (or mammals whenever i bring up people have no idea what im talking about)
Quoll ..a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia that spends most of the day sleeping in its dens. there have been 111 recorded events of quolls eating human remains (x) (pictured here is a spotted-tail quoll)
Numbat..an insectivorous marsupial from Australia that is diurnal (or is primarily active during the day). unlike other mammals that primarily eat termites, they have a jaw with 50 very small teeth. they live in tree hollows and block the openings with the thick hide of their rump
Hyrax ..a small thickset herbivorous mammal that is more closely related to elephants and sea cows than pikas and marmots. theyre found in africa, and they have rubbery paw pads that help them climb up rocks (this is a rock hyrax)
Solenodon... a venomous, insectivorous little mammal that is easily provoked into a frenzy of squeaking and biting. it uses echolocation to compensate for its poor eyesight, and females have two teats almost located on its backside (above is a cuban solenodon)
Sengi (elephant shrews (or better known as the get a look at the snout species))...is another insectivore that is more closely related to elephants than true shrews. they live in southern Africa and have relatively large brains for their size (a respectable 11 inches) (this is a black and rufous sengi)
Tenrec..omnivorous little mammal that lives in land, sea, underground, and in trees. there are many different subspecies of tenrec that can look like hedgehogs, opossums, rats, and shrews (this is one is a lowland streaked tenrec from madagascar)
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Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), family Myrmecobiidae, Western Australia
ENDANGERED.
Once wide spread across Australia, they are now only found in small colonies in Western Australia and NSW.
photograph by @vik.d_wildlife
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For #WorldNumbatDay:
"An ant-eater, Fowlers Bay, South Australia" by Edward Russell, 1870
pen & ink, 11.4 x 17.8 cm
inscription: "Length fr. top of nose to top of tail 10 inches, colour a red brown & white stripes."
National Library of Australia
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Noble Numbat
Meet Noble Numbat!
Inspired by Ubuntu release 24.04 LTS which is scheduled for release in April 2024!
Created with Krita and Blender.
Copyright © 2024 Sylvia Ritter.
www.sylvia-ritter.com,
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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Numbat!! A little marsupial with a long tongue for digging for termites. An adult can eat up to 20,000 termites per day!!
[ID: an illustration of a reddish marsupial with a pointy snout and a long bush tail. It is seated facing to the right on a light green background, surrounded by orange branches with round-ish leaves. End.]
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My custom marsupial Sylvanian Families figures!
Left to right, in order of creation: thylacine, Eastern quoll, numbat, koala, red kangaroo and joey, yellow footed rock wallaby
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After Dryandra
Sky Edwards
2023
Ballpoint pen on distressed paper
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The plight of the numbat
Extinction came close twice late last century for Western Australia’s faunal emblem, the numbat. Now this still endangered and enchanting little marsupial is slowly making a comeback, even to parts of eastern Australia where it hasn’t been seen for many decades.
Image credit: Rob McLean
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Numbats would look cute if anthroed. I’ve never seen one in anthro/furry art
I dont know why I made him an office worker but here we are
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Day 3 of vulnerable animals week 2022, theme Autumn/spice. I picked the adorable numbat!
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What’s this? An endangered Australian marsupial called a numbat. Weird and wonderful, yes?
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BHM page 9
Here's page 9 and the last page of my project. There were so many more I wanted to add but I'm a bit burnt out so I'mma take a break from posting. Rest assured, the next time I do this, there will be more folks!
feat. Gnasher, Cloud, Angry, Faze, Liam, JNumbat, TJCapyarts, Chillpanes, SquirrelDaze, and Maple!
Posted using PostyBirb
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