Numbat

The numbat is a small striped marsupial from Australia that spends its days hunting termites. Unlike most marsupials, it’s active during daylight hours and has a long sticky tongue perfect for slurping up insects.

• Eats almost nothing but termites, using its slender snout to sniff them out.
• One of the few marsupials that’s fully active during the day.
• Called 'walpurti' in some Indigenous Australian languages.