### animal | vertebrate | mammal | bandicoot:

Bilby
* Bilbies are an endangered species of Australian marsupials
  - easy prey for foxes, dogs and feral cats
  - endangered - largely because of competition from rabbits and loss of habitat
  - known to have up to a dozen burrows
  - largely solitary, widely dispersed and found in low numbers
  - marsupial omnivores that are desert dwellers
  - marsupials and members of the bandicoot family
  - marsupials, so like all other mammals, they reproduce sexually
* Bilbies are nocturnal and burrows are occupied during daylight and intermittently during the night
  - have powerful forelimbs and strong claws for digging
  - terrestrial
  - so they avoid the hot days in their harsh environment
  - nocturnal, only emerging from their burrows at night
* Bilbies are omnivores and eat small lizards, mice, spiders, insects, roots and seeds
  - uncover food by digging with their front feet
  - omnivores, which means they eat a mixture of animals and plants
  - rabbit-sized, with powerful forelimbs for burrowing
  - solitary animals, usually only coming together when the male seeks out potential mates
* Bilbies are the largest of the bandicoots, a type of small Australian marsupial
  - omnivorous creatures
  - very small marsupials
  - become mature at six months of age when they are old enough to forage for themselves
  - block off their burrow during the day to keep it cool
* Bilbies breed all through the year and gestation takes two to three weeks
  - throughout the year, commonly having two young suckling from teats in the pouch
  - can hold their own against natural predators like pythons, raptors, dingoes and quolls
  - consume mud
  - eat after dark on fruits, insects, grubs, honey ants, spiders and fungi
  - find their food by searching in the sand with their long snouts
* Bilbies have a long pink snout which is hairless at the tip
  - bilbies
  - distinctive features
  - eyesights
  - fur
* Bilbies have long snouts
  - tongues
* Bilbies have poor eyesight, so it is just as well their hearing and smelling senses are so good
* Bilbies have several distinctive features
  - slim tongues
  - soft fur
  - strong forelimbs and thick claws, which they use to dig for food and make burrows
  - the characteristic long bandicoot muzzle and very big ears that radiate heat
  - very bad eyesight, they rely more on their ears and snout
* Bilbies includes brains
  - breasts
  - cells
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - sections
  - live either alone or in mating pairs
* Bilbies live in Queensland and Northern Territory and Western Australia
  - burrows in hot, dry grasslands and semi-arid spinifex areas
  - make their homes in spiraling burrows that are very difficult for predators to access
  - occupy habitats
* Bilbies reach maturity
  - start breeding at around six months old
  - stay in burrows
* Most bilbies consume mud.
* Most bilbies have bilbies
* Most bilbies have long snouts
  - poor eyesights
* Most bilbies reach maturity
* Some bilbies adapt to arid habitats
* Some bilbies dig burrows
  - spiral burrows
  - eat insects
* Some bilbies have glands
  - tails
  - leave burrows
  - live in habitats
  - rely on senses
+ Easter Bilby: Easter traditions :: Australian culture
  * The 'Easter Bilby' is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny. Bilbies are an endangered species of Australian marsupials. Bilby shaped chocolates are sold in many Australian shops to raise money to help protect the bilbies.

Long nose bandicoot
* have pouches.
* use noses.

Male bandicoot
* can make a sort of barking sound when they are feeling aggressive.
* have large territories as compared to female ones.