#maruspial

[battorekkaorinda]

The Hidden, Resting Louie...

"You seem to have found a hidden room throwing bombs throughout the area... Inside, a cave full of crystals with a rather large creature at its center. Upon inspection, it is revealed to be a louie casually resting with their arms in their chest to retain warmth. Do you approach and attempt to tame this louie or maybe lay at its side to rest?"

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[wigmund]

From Australian Geographic Image of the Week; March 19, 2018:

Dryandra Numbat Robert McLean

“This young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) in Dryandra Woodland, a nature conservation area south-east of Perth, faces an uncertain future, with numbers of the species there in decline due to feral animal predation and habitat loss,” says Robert. “More needs to be done to save this little marsupial.”

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[astronomy-to-zoology]

Greater Glider (Petauroides volans)

...is a species of ringtail opossum found throughout Eastern Australia. Like most marsupials this species is nocturnal and emerges from its den at night to forage on flower buds and young leaves, as their name suggests they have two membranes on their sides which they use to glide from tree to tree to find new leaves. Unlike other gliding possums the greater glider's membrane stretches between the elbow and ankle, most gliders like the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) have membranes between the wrists and ankles.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Chordata-Mammalia-Marsupialia-Diprotodontia-Pseudocheiridae-Hemibelideinae-Petauroides-volans

Image Source(s)

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