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Facts About Wombats

* Wombats are marsupials.

* Wombats belong to the Australian Marsupial group

* Wombats are herbivores.

* Wombats are nocturnal and crepuscular.

* Female Wombats have backwards-facing pouch.

* Female Wombats have 2 vaginae.

* Newborn Wombats are actually really only bean-sized

* Wombats love biting.

* Wombats are naturally playful and inquisitive.

* Wombats love scratching the part behind their ears.

* Wombats have poor eyesight.

* There are 3 species of Wombats. Namely, The Common Wombat, Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat and Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat.

* The Common Wombat's scientific name is: Vombatus ursinus

* The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat's scientific name is: Lasiorhinus krefftii

* The Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat's scientific name is: Lasiorhinus latifrons

* Wombats' primary predators are the Tasmanian Devil, Dingoes and Wedge-Tail Eagle.

* Wombats are shy animals.

* Wombats have excellent sense of smell and hearing.

* Wombats are diggers.

* Wombats' metabolism is extremely slow.

* Wombats mainly feed on grasses, roots, sedges, tree bark and fungi.

* Wombats are often mistaken to be Badgers.

* Wombats physical appearance is a cross between a bear and a pig.

* Wombats sexual maturity occurs at approximately 3 years of age.

* Wombat droppings are called scat.

* Wombats' scat has a unique and distinctive smell.

* Wombats are well-adapted to it's harsh environment.

* Wombats live in burrows.

* Wombats' tails are useless and are very short.

* Wombats life span is up to 30 years.

* Wombats make sucking noises.

* Female Wombats give birth during the wet season ( November-April).

* Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats are critically endangered.

* Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats are also called Yaminon/s.

* It takes a Wombat a day to dig a burrow.

* Wombat fur is soft and silky.

* Wombat fur color is mostly brown, grey and black.

* Wombats are mainly found in Australia, to be specific in the Queensland area.

* Female Wombats are a little bigger than male wombats.

* Wombats live alone in their burrows.

* Wombats are considered to be pests by farmers.

* Wombat burrows also provide shelter for some rabbits.

* A Wombat can run at 40 kilometers an hour for a short distance.

* Wombats do donkey kicks to defend their selves.

* Wombats are very cute creatures but are very aggressive.

* Wombat scats can tell if a burrow is occupied or not and who the owner is.

* Wombats way of keeping their selves clean is by taking a dust bath.

* Wombats can swim.

* Baby Wombats (joey) stay with their mom for 2 years, but it depends on the sex of the baby wombat. Female baby wombats stay with their moms longer than male baby wombats.

Wombat Facts

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