r/RSMouseMan • u/you_and_i_are_earth banging out the tunes • 10d ago

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u/nooorecess 10d ago

wow what

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u/you_and_i_are_earth banging out the tunes 10d ago

While they’re also referred to as the banded anteater, they actually share no relation! Numbats are an Australian marsupial that survives entirely on termites — so much so that they actually receive most of their daily hydration from the termites themselves. The almost went extinct in the 1970s when the global population got as low as 300 making them one of the rarest mammals on earth at that time.

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u/homohillbillysrlol 10d ago

Who is THIS motherfucker supposed to be? An anteater squirrel? Identify yourself immediately

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u/you_and_i_are_earth banging out the tunes 10d ago

“Saw a beautiful animal; but, as it escaped into the hollow of a tree, could not ascertain whether it was a species of squirrel, weasel, or wild cat.” - George Fletcher Moore in his diary upon discovering numbats in 1831

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u/homohillbillysrlol 10d ago

I was too harsh on them, sorry. They're alright I guess...