The numbat(Myrmecobiidae)is a specialized termite-eating animal that is typically found in the extreme southwestern Australia towards the southern half of Australia. Numbats are admired for their striking appearance which is rarely found among other Australian mammals. The evolutionary history of numba...
A numbat’s diet consists exclusively of termites. If they happen to eat an ant or another type of insect it’s because the trespassing insect was in the way when the numbat’s tongue was grabbing for termites underground. Numbats eat 20,000 termites per day. When a numbat eats 20,000 ...
Unlike most other marsupials, the numbat leads a daily life, mainly due to the restrictions of a special diet. Numbats are not big and have five toes on their front paws and four on their hind legs. However, like other mammals that eat termites or ants, the numbat has a degenerate jaw...