Wombat

Wombat facts:

- Wombats have long claws
that are adapted for digging.

- Wombats live in burrows, from which
they emerge at night to feed on grasses and other plants.

- Young
Wombats are born singly and each is carried in its mother's pouch.




- Wombats are native only
to Australia.

- The teeth of Wombats
growing continuously.

- Wombats are nocturnal grazers.


- Wombat
burrows are very large - up to 30 meters (100 feet) long.

- Wombats can be of
different colours - from a sandy colour to brown or black to grey.

- Wombats are extremely
strong and very proficient diggers.




- Most Australians have
never seen a wild Wombat.

- Wombats live expectancy
varies from 5 to over 30 years.

- Wombats are solitary creatures in
general.



- Wombats are large
animals. The average Wombat is about 1 meter (40 inches) long and
weighs about 25 kg (55 pounds).

- The name of Wombat
comes from the nearly extinct Darug language spoken by the Aboriginal
Darug people who originally inhabited the Sydney area.

- Wombats
were often called badgers by early Australian settlers because of
their size and habits.