1. Numbat By Lauren M. Mrs. Cottrell

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

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

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

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

6. Bibliography  Grolier Online Kids  http://a-z-animals.com/animals/ http://a-z-animals.com/animals/  Marsupials by Nic Bishop 2009

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