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Aaron Bunch

Endangered numbats feel the heat of climate change

Research has revealed numbats are susceptible to climate change as they struggle in extreme heat. (HANDOUT/CURTIN UNIVERSITY)

Global warming is impacting an unusual and endangered marsupial's ability to hunt for food using its incredibly long tongue, a study has found.

There are only about 2000 numbats left in their native habitat in Western Australia after land clearing and introduced predators, including foxes and feral cats, decimated them.

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