Long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
© David Cook
Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. We had a couple of these delightful little rarely-seen marsupials visit our camp during our recent visit to Booderee NP. They're nocturnal carnivores, and make cone-shaped (what a surprise with that nose!) diggings looking for insects and other foodstuffs found underground, in rotting logs or on the forest floor. Like many burrowing marsupials, they have a reverse-facing pouch. They're surprisingly noisy, emitting a decent grunt whilst searching for food.
Photo taken on 19 Jun 2012
Photograph location coordinates are -35.137157:150.72192.
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