Bilbies by Matthew

1. Contents
What bilbies are Page 2
Shapes and sizes Page 3
Where they live Page 4
What do they do Page 5
Summarising comment Page 6
Glossary Page 7
Bilbies by Matthew

2. Bilbies are a big
bandicoot and
they are a
threatened
species of
animal in
Australia .

Image: 'A sweet little bilby. Macrotis lagotis'
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938662
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3. This animal has fur
and it is a nocturnal
animal . They also are
50-70 cm long and
they are marsupials .
That means they
have a pouch.
Image: 'A sweet little bilby. Macrotis lagotis'
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938662
Found on flickrcc.net

4. Bilbies are found in the
Gibson , Tanami and the
Great sandy deserts,
Kimberly in WA and a
small part of western
Queensland .
In the 1960s the lesser
Bilby became
extinct . A bilby sleeps
underground .

5. They hunt at night since they are
nocturnal .
They dig a burrow to keep cool.
They eat worms, spiders, insects,
grasshoppers and fungi also geckos .

6. A bilby is a big bandicoot that lives in Australia . They eat insects, fungi and
geckos. They are also threatened.

7. Glossary
Marsupial is a animal that has a pouch.
Nocturnal means it sleeps at the day and wakens at
night.
A burrow is a hole that animals dig.