#wombat

[mammalianmammals]

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat or Yaminon (Lasiorhinus krefftii), family Vombatidae, order Diprotodontia, QLD, Australia

CRITICALLY ENDNGERED.

photographs by A Howe Australian Wildlife Conservancy

[shamebats]

You've been sentenced to death by wombat butt

[ljesak]

[jellycatstuffies]

Wonda Wombat

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[snoopylovessoup]

Wombat

[critter-creature-or-beast]

This is a...

critter

creature

beast

Voting ended onAug 18, 2025

Submitted for classification by @blogjustforasks

"The Common Wombat is one of Australia’s many iconic animals and, true to its name, is the least endangered of the three Wombat species. They are also called the Bare-Nosed Wombat, to contrast their hairy-nosed cousins. All wombats have constantly-growing teeth similar to rodents and lagomorphs, but they are neither, instead being marsupials. You’re probably imagining a pouch like a kangaroo’s, but a wombat’s pouch faces backwards, opening towards the rear, so that they won’t get dirt in it when digging burrows. A group of them can be called a wisdom, their feces are cube-shaped, they are so dense and low to the ground that a car can get damaged or flipped over hitting one, their primary defensive strategy relies on their rock-hard bottoms, and, like many other Australian Marsupials, they are biofluorescent under UV light. They have also been known to attack humans. I hope these fun facts help inform your decision."

[withmama]

let's sniff with mama

[shermythoughts]

my top 10 australian animals - your fave?

tasmanian devil

kangaroo

koala

sugar glider

ringtail possum

saltwater crocodile

wombat

platypus

quokka

black flying fox

Voting ended onJan 30