Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), female standing upright on a fallen tree, carrying young, usually four in number. The pouch is undeveloped and she use

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Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), female standing upright on a fallen tree, carrying young, usually four in number. The pouch is undeveloped and she uses a skin fold to cover the babies attached to her four nipples. They are also protected by a patch of dense hair. Dryandra Woodland, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia, Australia

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