23-Apr-2026 Theme: 'Marsupial'

(1) What is the largest living marsupial?

Answer: Red kangaroo (males reaching over 90 kg).

(2) Which Australian marsupials play a key role in fungal spore dispersal in forest ecosystems?

Answer: Long-footed potoroo and Long-nosed potoroo. Through feeding on underground truffle-like fungi.

(3) Which chaotic video game character is loosely inspired by a marsupial?

Answer: Crash Bandicoot.

(4) What makes up the majority of a numbat's diet? Bonus point for how this influences its daily activity pattern.

Answer: Termites. Unlike most marsupials, the Numbat is diurnal, aligning activity with termite availability during in daylight hours and temperatures.

(5) Which famous kangaroo hopped into TV history as the star of a hit late-1960s series?

Answer: Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

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