The Alice Springs Desert Park is involved in conservation and breeding of numerous species of animals. The following photos are of a young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) that is an endangered marsupial species in the wild.
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
One of two diurnal animal (active during the day) in Australia, the Numbat’s diet consists almost exclusively of termites, of which they eat up to 20,000 termites a day.
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
We at Ausemade were excited to see and photograph the young Numbat at Alice Springs Desert Park.
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park – click image to view full screen
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park – click image to view full screen
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Young Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park – click image to view full screen