World Numbat Day – November 5, 2022, history, significance World Numbat Day is observed annually on the first Saturday of November, which takes place on November 5 this year. The numbat, a.k.a. banded anteater or walpurti, is an insectivorous marsupial that almost exclusively eats termites. The numbat is considered the faunal emblem of Western Australia. This species was once widespread in Southern Australia but is now limited to a few small colonies in Western Australia, with an estimated wild population of less than 1,000. As an endangered species, it’s protected…
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