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