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What animals are threats to bilbies?
Dogs, foxes and feral cats are some of the greatest threats to bilbies.
How does a bilby hibernate?
Bilbies do not hibernate. Only one or two species of Australian marsupials hibernate, and these are only those found in alpine areas. Bilbies live in desert araes, not the mountains.
Are bilbies native to Australia?
No. Australia's most endangered animal is the Gilbert's potoroo.
Do bilbies migrate?
Bilbies do not migrate.
Are bilbies aggressive?
No. Bilbies are not aggressive.
What are hurting the bilbies to make them endangered?
Foxes and cats, which have been introduced to Australia, are one of the main things hurting the bilbies. They successfully hunt bilbies, and their introduction resulted in the extinction of the Lesser bilby. Only the species known as the Greater bilby remains.Rabbits also hurt the bilbies indirectly. Their biggest competition for food has come from the introduced rabbit, Which completely decimate vast areas of native vegetation. Rabbits also burrow where the bandicoots burrow, but their burrows tend to cause the collapse of the bilbies' burrows, resulting in the bilbies being trapped, and suffocating.Man hurts the bilbies by impacting on their habitat. Bilbies used to be found throughout southern Australia, but as European settlement spread further out in search of good agricultural land, bilbies were pushed back into the desert.
Is the bilby a solitary species?
Bilbies are solitary animals, but on occasion may live in small groups of up to four.
Do bilbies have pouches?
Yes Bilbies do have pouches.
What are baby Bilbies?
Baby bilbies are known as joeys.
Are bunnies and bilbies marsupials?
Bilbies are marsupials. Rabbits are not.
Do Bilbies hibernate?
No. Only one or two species of Australian marsupials hibernate, and these are only those found in alpine areas.
What do Bilbies do when they get frightened?
When frightened, bilbies hide in the burrows they dig.
