Roger Thomas' Nature Notes: October 20

By Roger Thomas
Updated October 20 2017 - 6:43am, first published October 19 2017 - 5:00pm
CHALLENGES: Male yellow-footed antechinus are all dead at this time of year, passing soon after mating a month or so ago. Picture: Shutterstock.com
CHALLENGES: Male yellow-footed antechinus are all dead at this time of year, passing soon after mating a month or so ago. Picture: Shutterstock.com

All of our small local native mammals are nocturnal, except for one – the yellow-footed antechinus, a rather rat-like marsupial that is active during the day.

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