Wombat burrows are extremely large, and it's possible that some animals have found refuge in them during the wildfires in Australia. What's False Wombats are not actively rescuing animals from the ...

CLAIM: Wombats in parts of Australia stricken by wildfires are not only allowing other animals to take shelter in their deep burrows, but are actively herding fleeing animals into them. THE FACTS: ...

They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers. By Darren Incorvaia It was a tale that seemed too good to be true, and in fact ...

Every year on October 22, World Wombat Day is celebrated to honour one of Australia’s most fascinating native animals, the wombat. These sturdy, burrowing marsupials may not be as famous as kangaroos ...

Wombats are a burrowing animal native to Australia perhaps best-known for being, well, pudgy—and quite cute. Recently, you might have seen that these adorable marsupials use their hard butts to defend ...

When most people think of a wombat, they picture cute little furballs that live in Australia. Some people might know that they poop cubes. Others might have heard that the little diggers have an armor ...

A video has been circulating of a woman taking a baby wombat from its mother. Here’s what experts want us to know about the dangers of interfering with wildlife, even if it seems innocuous. While ...

Of all the poops in the world, only wombats’ are shaped like cubes. The varied elasticity of the wombat’s intestines helps the marsupials to sculpt their scat into cubelike nuggets, instead of the ...

Wombats have been spotted helping other animals access water in drought-ravaged regions of Australia. These accidental heroes have been burrowing into an underground pool of water located on a beef ...

Julie is an Associate Editor at Australian Mammalogy, a member of the Australian Mammal Society, and a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation. Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them ...