How do numbats breathe?

Answer 1

Male numbats attract females by using their scent gland. Prior to the mating season, which occurs through December and January, the male's stern all gland, positioned in the middle of the top of its chest, starts to exude a strong-smelling, oily substance. This not only turns its fur red, but the numbat uses it to rub over rocks and logs to let females know he is ready to mate.

Answer 2

Numbats, being mammals, reproduce sexually. As they are marsupials, they give birth to live young which are undeveloped, and must continue their development in the mother's pouch. In the case of the numbat, the pouch is absent, and the young joeys must cling tightly to the mother's underbelly, secured in place by the teats which swell in their mouth.

Answer 3

Numbats are diurnal, unlike most marsupials, meaning they are active during the day. They shelter in hollow logs and under bushes.

Regarding eating habits: Numbats feed almost exclusively on termites, although they will sometimes eat other types of ants. They have sharp claws for digging into termite mounds, although they prefer to dig out termites from under logs and underground, being able to detect them with their very sensitive noses. They have a sticky tongue for collecting the termites. A numbat eats as much as 20,000 termites a day.

Answer 4

Numbats do not have teeth. They feed almost exclusively on termites, although they will sometimes eat other types of ants. They have sharp claws for digging into termite mounds, although they prefer to dig out termites from under logs and underground, being able to detect them with their very sensitive noses. They have a sticky tongue for collecting the termites. A numbat eats as much as 20,000 termites a day.

Answer 5

Numbats are small, fairly slow-moving marsupials that walk on all four legs under and over logs and fallen trees. When they stop and watch for danger, they may sit on their haunches.

Answer 6

Numbats are relatively slow-moving creatures.

Answer 7

Numbats are small, fairly slow-moving marsupials that walk on all four legs. When they stop and watch for danger, they may sit on their haunches.

Answer 8

Like all mammals, numbats breathe using their nostrils and lungs in conjunction with a full respiratory system.