Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying ...

October 22 is International Wombat Day, the perfect time to celebrate one of Australia’s most endearing, yet often underappreciated, marsupials. With their chunky bodies, teddy bear faces, and ...

They are the name of a popular British band, are native to Australia and are also vegetarians — they’re wombats! As the cuddly creatures and fans that love them celebrate National Wombat Day on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Wombats have nearly impermeable rear ends, which serve as ...

Wombat: A short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupial that is native to Australia. On average, wombats are 3.3 feet long and weigh 55 to 88 pounds. The wombat is the world’s largest burrowing animal ...

How talented is your anus? Probably not as talented as a wombat's. That cuddly Australian marsupial's rear end has a mysterious and magical ability: It makes cubic poops. And now scientists think they ...

Every year on October 22nd, people around the world celebrate Wombat Day. Mostly by, erm, looking at pictures of wombats and saying how adorable they are. And it’s true. Wombats are big cuddly ...

You might not bat an eye if you found a wombat perched on a tree trump in Australia. But if the tree stump is in the middle of a lake, a team effort (and a boat) will be required to rescue it. A ...

The bare-nosed wombat is famous for many things, from its adorable features to its taxonomical membership within the marsupials. Yet one lesser-known, bizarre detail about wombats is that they poop ...

Chunky Wombat Getting Scratches at Australian Zoo Is Everything originally appeared on PetHelpful. You know what would feel pretty good about now? Some big belly scratches! One woman was positively ...

A video of an American hunter picking up a baby wombat in Australia and carrying it away from its mother is sparking backlash on social media. Earlier this week, a video showing Sam Jones, an "outdoor ...