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The 22 nd of October is World Wombat Day, a chance to celebrate the birth of these surly Aussie legends.
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Fatso the Wombat, who starred in television series ‘A Country Practice’, was played by three different wombats named ‘Fatso’, ‘George’ and ‘Garth’.
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Believe it or not, wombats can jump! Some have been known to jump over metre-high fences.ġ0. Because of their horizontal structure, they have far less spinal issues than koalas and humans.ĩ. Unlike koalas though, which sit upright, wombats are horizontal and their mammalian spine is designed to be supported at the shoulders and hips by their legs. Wombats closest relatives are koalas – if you check out their noses you’ll see they are pretty similar. The name wombat comes from the Darug language, spoken by the Traditional Owners of Sydney.Ĩ. A group of wombats is called a ‘wisdom of wombats’ a ‘mob of wombats’ or a ‘colony of wombats’. After emerging it will still suckle but also start eating solid food, and will stay with its mother for another year or more.ħ. The joey stays in the pouch for 8 to 9 months. It crawls into its mother’s pouch and attaches to one of its mum’s two teats, which will swell around the joey’s mouth, fixing it to the teat so it doesn’t fall out of the pouch. Wombats usually give birth to a single joey, which is blind and hairless and weighs about 2 grams. The second and third toes of their hind feet are fused and have a double claw used for grooming.Ħ. Their feet have flattened claws and five digits. Wombats have a strong, stocky build with short legs and large front feet. The direction of the pouch means the joey is protected from dirt if the mother is digging. As a marsupial, the southern hairy-nosed wombat has a backwards facing pouch where the young develop. Long story short, it’s all to do with their very slow digestive process.Ĥ. You’ll never mistake a wombat poo for any other animal’s, because wombats are famous for doing cubed-shaped poo – pumping out around 100 of these a day. They are found in the south-east of Western Australia and in southern South Australia.ģ. The southern hairy-nosed wombat is the state fauna emblem of South Australia. These furry marsupials sure are stocky, but don’t let that fool you, they can run at speeds up to 40 kilometres per hour which is just under retired sprinter Usain Bolt’s fastest recorded speed.Ģ.
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Wombats are full of surprises and mystery – find out more about these fascinating marsupials with these 10 fun facts.ġ.
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Been out bushwalking and heard a rustle in the scrub? Maybe it was one of these guys.