Bilbies shelter in burrows they dig underground. Their spiral-shaped burrows can be up to three metres long and almost two metres deep. This depth is required to keep the greater bilby safe from predators and to keep the burrow at a constant temperature of 23 degrees Celsius. This helps to keep them cool during hot desert days, and warm during cool desert nights.
No. Bilbies are not aggressive.
Bilbies do not migrate.
Yes Bilbies do have pouches.
There are many burrowing marsupials. The wombat, probably the most common, bilbies, bandicoots and Marsupial moles all burrow for food and shelter.
Bilbies are marsupials. Rabbits are not.
Baby bilbies are known as joeys.
Yes. Dingoes are predators of bilbies.
Yes. Bilbies are nocturnal.
No. Bilbies dig burrows in the ground.
When frightened, bilbies hide in the burrows they dig.
Bilbies are completely Australian, endemic to that continent alone.
Like most marsupials, bilbies are nocturnal. This means they are more active at night. Therefore, bilbies hunt during the night.