Numbats are insectivorous marsupials from Western Australia. They are an endangered species.
Marsupials are mammals, but unlike most other mammals they carry their young in a pouch during the early stages of development. Marsupials are only found in Australia and South America.
Australia and South America were joined together into a super-continent called Gondwanaland until about 180 million years ago. The drifting of tectonic plates caused them to separate, isolating certain groups of organisms.
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.Questions…
- What do adult numbats eat?
- Name another marsupial other than numbats.
- What are the main nutrients likely to be supplied by the milk?
- How can you tell from the video that numbats are mammals?
- What does ‘weaning’ mean?
- What trophic level do numbats occupy in their natural habitat?
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