Not everyone knows who the fools are - animals, birds or fish? There are many amazing animals that the average reader knows nothing about. This article will talk about some of them.

Nambat

It’s a marsupial anteater, although it doesn’t have a bag, nor do they eat ants, where did this name come from? Favorite delicacy of this animal is termites. Naturalists first became acquainted with Nambat in the early nineteenth century. Nambat is famous for its number of teeth, he has 52 of them! Although the food of the animal is quite soft. But scientists found out from these teeth that Nambat is one of the most ancient mammals.

Wood kangaroo

This kangaroo is the only one that lives on trees. It does not differ much from its relatives, it also jumps like the other species, although its hind legs are shorter than that of other kangaroos, and its long and sharp claws allow the animal to deftly move through the trees. A tree kangaroo rests in a horizontal position on the branches during the day, and in the evening slays for food and water. He eats berries, tubers of plants, fern leaves, small animals. If necessary, can jump from a twenty-meter height.

Wombat

This good-natured marsupial fat man vaguely resembles a teddy bear. His paws are very strong, with powerful claw-like claws. With them, he digs corridors to his hole, in which he arranges a convenient nest. It feeds on grass, mushrooms, young bark and roots.

Tasmanian devil

The largest marsupial predator. Chunky build and dark coloring resembles a small bear. His voice is unpleasant and sinister. Now the marsupial devil can only be found high in the mountains on the island of Tasmania. He hunts at night. Prefers small kangaroos and parrots. Sometimes on the shore of a reservoir eats crayfish and frogs. It can attack a larger beast, for example, a sheep or a giant kangaroo.

This beast is very neat: having folded its palms, thoroughly washes its face and ears with saliva, and every day cleans its fur. He loves to swim and bask in the sun. Tasmanian devils care tenderly for their offspring. The predators whom they managed to tame do not show their “diabolical” character at all.

Fools

These are the only monkeys that do not sleep at night. Due to the large eyes of these monkeys, they are called owl monkeys, they are perfectly visible in the dark. At night, fools prey on small birds, insects. Happy idiots sleep in a hollow tree. Their sleep is very sensitive, they wake up from the slightest rustle and immediately look out of their hollow to see what is happening outside.

Meerkats

Gopher-like animals live in the Kalahari Desert. This is one of the most hot deserts of the Earth and it is located in South Africa. Usually they move in small groups, 10-15 animals each. Meerkats can stand on their hind legs for hours, tail down, and explore the surroundings. If they want to warn their relatives about the danger, they make a sharp sound and immediately hide in holes.

Echidna

This small marsupial animal is not timid and has great power. If the echidna wants to get prey, she easily flips stones and moves the trunks of fallen trees. Echidna eats ants, termites, worms, licking them with a long sticky tongue. A baby born at echidna is in the bag and lives in it for more than two months.

Then the mother transplantes him into the hole, for a long time he feeds him until the baby begins an independent life.