A small to medium-sized marsupial with a long snout from Australia and nearby regions that eats insects and small animals.
From Telugu 'pandi-kokku' (pig-rat), a word from South India describing the animal when Europeans encountered it in colonial times.
Bandicoots are nature's pest control experts—they'll dig hundreds of small holes in your yard searching for grubs and insects, making them both helpful and frustrating neighbors!
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