Bandying about with Marsupials

Need help solving this crossword? Learn more about the bandicoot as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

Eastern Barred Bandicoot
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1. These marsupials are found in _________ and Papua New Guinea.
2. Bandicoots are a type of _________.
3. The species in this kind are largely rare and __________.
4. Some reintroductions have failed due to _________.
5. Bandicoots love to ___.
6. Its _________ are specially designed to dig in the dirt.
7. They tend to be _________, munching on plants and insects.
8. They are primarily _________ but will come out during the day at times.
9. This week's kind is the _________.
10. ______ size tends to be around two or three.
11. Gestation is around 12 1/2 ____.
12. Birth tends to occur year-round, except in the ______.

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