The fat-tailed dunnart is a small marsupial found in Australia's dry grasslands, deserts, and savannas. It is one of about 20 dunnart species. These mouse-sized creatures primarily eat insects and are part of the Dasyuridae family. It hunts at night, feeding on insects and small reptiles and mammals. Each night it consumes its own body weight in prey. During the day it enters a state of hibernation-like torpor to conserve energy. It can also use energy stored in the fat of its tail. Do you ever get groggy after eating?

Once found in southeastern mainland Australia, the eastern quoll is now present only on the island state of Tasmania. The species is one of six species of quoll, and one of four found in Australia (the other two are found on New Guinea). The eastern quoll, like other quolls, is a carnivorous marsupial. A nocturnal hunter, it preys on a variety of small animals, including mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. The species is known to approach feeding Tasmanian devils to take scraps of food. The eastern quoll is considered endangered, and has been extinct on the mainland for over 60 years, but there have been recent efforts to reintroduce them back into Australia. Do you think that it's important to help endangered animals thrive in their native eco-systems?

The greater bilby became the only living bilby after the lesser bilby went extinct in the 1950's. It can grow up to 55 cm and has pale blueish-gray fur, large ears, and a pointed nose. This nocturnal burrowing animal lives in dry grasslands and eats insects, seeds, and plants. Due to predators introduced by humans, greater bilbies have been extinct in the wild for over 100 years. Recently, zookeepers released some into a safe breeding site, and they have been thriving with multiple joeys being born. They are commonly known as 'ecological engineers' of the Australian bush due to the amount of soil that they turn over. Using their long snouts, they dig out bulbs, tubers, spiders, termites, witchetty grubs and fungi. They use their tongues to lick up grass seeds. Bilbies have poor sight and rely on good hearing and a keen sense of smell. Do you have one sense that you rely on more than your others, due to some sort of deficiency?

Until recently, the three species of greater glider were considered to be subspecies of a single species, Petauroides Volans, which had a conservation status of vulnerable. The three newly-recognized species are: the central greater glider (Petauroides armillatus), northern greater glider (Petauroides minor) and southern greater glider (Petauroides volans). The greater gliders have a skin membrane between their elbows and knees which, when extended, allows them to glide from tree to tree. The southern greater glider, which is the size of a domestic cat, is among the world's largest gliding animals. All three greater glider species are found in the forests of eastern Australia. They are arboreal (tree-dwelling), nocturnal, and mainly folivorous (leaf-eating). Greater gliders were once a common feature of Australia's forests, but experts say only urgent action can save them from extinction. Had you ever heard of this fascinating marsupial before this survey?