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Animal of the day (083)
Sometimes depicted as Australia's Easter Bunny, the Greater Bilby is a ground-dwelling marsupial found in the arid parts of northwestern and central Australia, and is the only species of rabbit-eared bandicoot alive today. Its sister species, the Lesser Bilby, is thought to have become extinct in the 1950s. Nocturnal, it hides in burrows during the day and comes out at night to feed on insects, fruits, and fungi. Being a powerful digger, it is able to make spiral-shaped burrows up to 10 feet long and up to 6 feet deep.
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(Photo: Australian Museum)
Sometimes depicted as Australia's Easter Bunny, the Greater Bilby is a ground-dwelling marsupial found in the arid parts of northwestern and central Australia, and is the only species of rabbit-eared bandicoot alive today. Its sister species, the Lesser Bilby, is thought to have become extinct in the 1950s. Nocturnal, it hides in burrows during the day and comes out at night to feed on insects, fruits, and fungi. Being a powerful digger, it is able to make spiral-shaped burrows up to 10 feet long and up to 6 feet deep.
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(Photo: Australian Museum)