| 11. | Like its namesake, the ringtail uses this tail for balancing when moving about its habitat.
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| 12. | The Herbert River ringtail's diet mainly consists of leaves with high levels of protein.
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| 13. | The You Yangs are home to more than 200 bird species such as ringtail possums and koalas.
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| 14. | Both sexes of the rock-haunting ringtail possum showed substantial long-term care of offspring.
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| 15. | Animals found in the reserve include ringtail possum, sugar glider, and a variety of bats.
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| 16. | Thornton Peak is one of only three mountain tops that are home to the cinereus ringtail possum.
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| 17. | Additionally, their semi-retractable claws and long tail provide the ringtail with tools ideal for climbing.
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| 18. | The smell of food has lured hundreds of non-native raccoons, skunks and ringtail cats into the cave.
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| 19. | ringtails, and spotted skunks are the most numerous riparian predators and prey on invertebrates, rodents, and reptiles.
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| 20. | Typically weighing around three pounds, ringtails possess superb hearing and eyes that allow them to move about at night.
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