An Introduction to Wombats and Other Unusual Animals

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Wombats:


Wombats are marsupials found in the south east of Australia and Tasmania. They are small, four legged animals (normally a metre in length) with an extraordinarily small tail for an animal of that size, especially as most other animals use their for balance.



The name wombat was given to this small marsupial by the 'Eora' aboriginals occupying the area now surrounding Sydney in the 15th century. In the late 17th century, when the first settlers came to Australia from Ireland, England or as convicts, they believed wombats to be a rare sort of badger. As a result many areas in Southern Australia and Tasmania are named Badger Creek or Badger Corner are actually named after wombats.

Like many nocturnal animals, wombats dig large burrow systems with large front teeth reminiscent of rodents and large, sharp claws. Being marsupials, wombats have a pouch in which the young are kept. The only difference between wombats and other marsupials, like kangaroos and wallabies, is that the pouch is on the wombats back. This is because backwards-facing pouches prevent covering their young in dirt when digging. Although nocturnal, wombats will often go out to feed on cold or cloudy days.