The Night of the Bilby

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  1. The night of the bilby: find food
    Learning objects

    L896 The night of the bilby: find food

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L896

    Look at a desert environment where bilbies and other animals live. Listen to a description of the habitat. Help bilbies to gather food such as seeds, bulbs and spiders. Avoid being eaten by predators such as cats and foxes. Find enough food before the night ends. Then find a burrow to shelter in. Notice that rabbits compete for the same resources as bilbies. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.

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  2. The night of the bilby: safe habitat
    Learning objects

    L908 The night of the bilby: safe habitat

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L908

    Survey a desert environment to see if it is a suitable area to release bilbies. Estimate the amount of food available by trapping insects and small animals. Inspect the habitat for animal tracks made by predators or competitors. Fence the area to keep out unwanted animals and then remove any remaining threats. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.

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  3. The night of the bilby: get home alive
    Learning objects

    L907 The night of the bilby: get home alive

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L907

    Look at a desert environment where bilbies and other animals live. Help bilbies to gather food such as seeds, bulbs and spiders. Avoid being eaten by predators such as cats and foxes. Find enough food before the night ends. Then find a burrow to shelter in. Notice that rabbits compete for the same resources as bilbies. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.

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  4. Greater Bilby, 'Macrotis lagotis'
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    R9612 Greater Bilby, 'Macrotis lagotis'

    • Published 09/09/2013
    • TLF-ID R9612

    This is a colour image of a Greater Bilby, 'Macrotis lagotis'. It has large pointed rabbit-like ears, long silky grey fur on its body and cream-coloured feet. Its tail is black with a white crest and a spur-like tip. The bilby's long snout is pink with a hairless tip and long whiskers. The body length without the tail is 46 cm. The bare reddish soil is typical of that found in the arid regions where the bilby lives. (Classification - Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Peramelemorphia, Family: Thylacomyidae.)

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