Sentences with phrase «of small marsupials»

«The cats and foxes nailed a lot of small marsupials and small mammals before anyone knew what was happening,» Carlow said.

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At Hess's clinic, one of only two in the country accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association, she even treats wallabies, marsupials similar to but smaller than kangaroos.

One is a mouse - size marsupial that eats nothing but nectar, pollen, and small insects — the ecological equivalent of a flightless hummingbird.

Now it seems that it isn't the lack of food but the unpredictability of its supply that triggers torpor — at least as far a small Australian marsupial called the fat - tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) is concerned.

The new findings partly explain its continuing survival and possibly that of other small marsupials in the region.

Or, if you don't know what a bandicoot is, consider a small, pointy - nosed Australian marsupial that looks a little like a furry armadillo, but that gives off the distinct vibe of a weirdly designed stuffed animal intended to be either rabbit, a mouse, or a kangaroo.

Tasmanian devils are small, aggressive marsupials on the Australian island of Tasmania.

When European settlers arrived on the Australian island of Tasmania and met the small marsupial, they called it a «devil» for its furious temper, loud screeches, and bad behavior.

What I Learned About Sugar Gliders After I Graduated From Vet School Being marsupials, sugar gliders are one of the more unique small animal pets, and some of their health issues are also unique.

There are also many populations of native rodents and smaller marsupials within the park, allowing researchers to assess whether the dingoes suppression of smaller predators would prove beneficial to the smallest critters.

Indeed, most of the feral cat presence in Australia is associated chiefly with hunting mice, rats, and rabbits, who are also introduced species and are abundant habitat rivals to the small marsupials whom feral cats are most often accused of harming.

Wildlife biologists estimate that Australia's feral cats will each kill about a dozen reptiles, birds, small marsupials, and mammals a day, for a combined loss across the continent of 70 million to 80 million native animals every day.

In Tasmania, you'll see the famed Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial with the appearance of a small, stocky dog.A tour highlight is a unique journey on the legendary Ghan Train.

Wilpena Pound itself is favoured by kangaroos and euros (small wallaby - like marsupials) and 97 different types of bird, flitting over sprays of bright yellow wattle flowers and the brilliant reds and pinks of Sturt's desert pea.