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Kowari

  
The Life of Animals | Kowari | also known as the Brush-Tailed Rat Marsupials, Kayer Rat, Byrne's Crest-tailed marsupials Rat, Bushy-tailed Rat and Kawiri Marsupials, is a small Carnivorous marsupials native to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. The Kowari is a ground dwelling Carnivorous marsupials, living either in its own dug Burrow or in the hole of another mammal. The Kowari is a solitary animal and marks its territory with a scent gland from secreations and leaving scats and urine at Certain Places throught Their home territory When approached, Kowari are very aggressive with much hisssing and chattering and thrashing of its tail. Young Kowaris Their mothers may ride on side or back (2-3 months old). The young Become independant 100 days after birth.

 

When cold and food supply is scarce, the Kowari may Become torpid (a form of hibernation). By day, it sleeps in a Burrow (Sometimes can be seen "Sunbaking"), and at night it is a Fierce predators on Insects, the larger arthropods, and small vertebrates (eg birds, rodents, lizards) The Kowari can stalk like a paint and uses a direct-neck bite Pls killing large prey.