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The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (''Perameles gunni''), also known as '''Gunn's Bandicoot''', lives in woodland and heathland of south Victoria and Tasmania in Australia . It is 25–40 cm long with a 7.5–18 cm tail. It is very aggressive and belligerent and lives alone. Males occupy large territories and only consort with females for mating. This species is mainly Nocturnal . It emerges from its nest at dusk to forage for Earthworm s and other Invertebrates . It uses its long nose to probe deep into the soil and then digs eagerly when it locates food. The female has 8 nipples, but seldom produces more than 4–5 young after 11 days — this is one of the shortest gestation periods of any mammal. The young stay in the pouch for 8 weeks. REFERENCES |
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