Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) female standing upright, carrying young. She has no pouch, her teats being protected by a patch of dense hair and her s

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Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) female standing upright, carrying young. She has no pouch, her teats being protected by a patch of dense hair and her swollen abdomen and thighs while she is lactating. Dryandra Woodland, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia, Australia

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Photo credit: © Robert McLean/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
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