Every morning there’s a myriad of holes dug all over our front and back lawns.
Why?
Turns out we have quite the colony of long nosed bandicoots living around us.
These little animals belong to the marsupial family and are found in eastern Australia, from Queensland through New South Wales to Victoria.
They were once widespread and common but domestic pets have reduced there numbers to ‘endangered’.
That doesn’t seem to be the case here.
They eat insects and other small invertebrate prey and are probably best known for the small, round conical holes they leave behind as they forage at night.
These holes are dug with the front feet and are big enough for the animal's long, sensitive snout to reach in and detect insects and other small invertebrate prey.
During the day they sleep in nests made from grasses and other plant material.
During the day they sleep in nests made from grasses and other plant material.
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