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... eaten each day . Other insects , particularly ants , are also eaten though many of these may be eaten accidentally when the numbat is swallowing termites . The numbat is one of the most beautiful of marsupials , the rich brown of the ...
... eaten each day . Other insects , particularly ants , are also eaten though many of these may be eaten accidentally when the numbat is swallowing termites . The numbat is one of the most beautiful of marsupials , the rich brown of the ...
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... eaten but the bulk of the water rat's food is fish and freshwater crayfish . In suitable pools freshwater mussels are eaten in huge numbers . There has been a lot of argument as to how the rat managed to break open the mussel shell ...
... eaten but the bulk of the water rat's food is fish and freshwater crayfish . In suitable pools freshwater mussels are eaten in huge numbers . There has been a lot of argument as to how the rat managed to break open the mussel shell ...
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... eaten . Lizards are also swallowed . One bird was recorded as gulping down a prickly mountain devil lizard . Mr Max Downes , who was Superintendent of Game Management in Victoria , set in train a project . to re - establish the bustard ...
... eaten . Lizards are also swallowed . One bird was recorded as gulping down a prickly mountain devil lizard . Mr Max Downes , who was Superintendent of Game Management in Victoria , set in train a project . to re - establish the bustard ...
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