Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 3月8日 00時12分

This is Nerang, a two year old numbat photographed at Healesville Sanctuary, a part of @zoosvictoria. Numbats are picky eaters, feasting only on termites for their entire lives. Everyday, they consume about 20,000 of them! The gestation period for these marsupials is just 14 days, and they give birth to four young-- each just 2 cm in length. This is a rare instance where a marsupial does not have a pouch, but their young do remain attached to the mother for an extended time after birth. The four numbat babies attach themselves to their mother’s teats on her underside and remain there for five months after birth.
Numbats are an endangered species in Australia, but are thankfully protected by law. Areas where this species occurs naturally, and their reintroduction sites, are protected and a recovery plan is now being implemented. There is also a critical breeding program for these precious creatures at @PerthZoo, so hope remains!

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