Numbat
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) lives in the Southern and Western parts of Australia. Before the English name of the Myrmecobius fasciatus was changed to 'Numbat', its common name was the "Banded Anteater". This was a misnomer, because the Numbat primarily feeds on termites.. It synchronizes its day with termite activity which is temperature dependent. The Numbat hunts on the termites by waiting until they become active and when they do it uses its excellent smell to determine specialized galleries just below the surface on the way to the feeding sites of the termites. It then uses its claws to get to the termites. The Numbat cannot do any harm to the termite mound, because it only has little claws, unlike for example pangolins. In the 1970's, the population of numbats on Australia declined to about a 1000 animals, by the deliberate release of the Red fox on Australia. Its conservation status is still 'vulnerable'.
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I am doing a research project on the numbat and would love any pictures you might have! Send to my email!!!!! Thanks
PS My email is carolina_swimgurl@hotmail.com
Shanna (Email) - 22 08 06 - 17:39
Hi,I am 8 yaers old.We are doing animal reports.While all of my friends did tigers,bears and seals I looked at abc chart and saw the numbat.I decided to do it.Please send me any heplful picters.I will print them out.sinerely,Pepper
Pepper St. Clair (Email) - 12 01 07 - 01:30
Hey I’m 14. I’m doing a research project on the numabt!! and would love a population graph from somewhere about them. If not a population graph then a graph about anything to do with numbats would be so helpful. So please send it to me. Ta a heap, possum
possum (Email) - 29 10 07 - 13:02
Like the rest of the people i am doing a report and i need to know the food chain of the numbat and i cant seem to find it. if you can help me thank you.
caleb womac (Email) - 27 03 08 - 20:01
hey im doing a power point presentation on the numbat and would love to get some more information and pictures. thank you.. kaylah!!
kaylah (Email) - 23 05 08 - 02:56
im doing a project on numbats for science and i would love to get imformation and pictures. thanks heaps… Nicole
Nicole (Email) - 14 07 08 - 11:02
need numbat food chain
john (Email) - 18 11 08 - 06:42
Hi i’m Alex and i am 10 i have Numtbat homework can anyone help me for a Numtbat what am i quiz my homework is due 28th of Nov 2008 THANKS FOR ANYONE THAT CAN HELP MY EMAIL IS ALEXANDER@ALOSCHI.COM PS THANKS ONCE AGAIN
Alex (Email) - 24 11 08 - 10:45
hii, im doing a presentation on numbats in school and we are asked to bring in some kind of prop? like a string showing its size, a stuffed animal, just something to get the classes attention. got any ideas? email me please(:
Rachel (Email) - 22 04 09 - 21:02
Hi. I am 15 years old and I am doing a Care and Keep report about various animals and one of the animals I am researching is the numbat. I would sincerely appreciate information on how to care for them. Thank you very much. 
krista (Email) - 10 05 09 - 01:28
Hi i am 20 yrs old and i am a scientist! Fun I know” the numbat is a mammal that is nearly extinct.
sARA (Email) - 03 06 09 - 04:56
hi im doing an assignment on the numbat. i was hoping you would be able to send me any population graphs of the numbat over the years or any other graphs/diagrams you have on the numbat.
thanks
monique (Email) - 29 08 09 - 07:47
Hi im 13 yrs old and im doing an assignment on numbats and would love if you could possibly send me any food webs of them. It would be greatly appreciated, Thankyou
Jasmine (Email) - 26 09 09 - 13:48
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