Mr Wombat

The wombat is a stocky burrowing herbivorous marsupial that lives in Australia. It is about 71-119cm in length, 36 cm in height, and weighs about 35kgs. Wombats are shy animals. You would rarely see them in the wild. They are usually quiet but grunt loudly at intruders. They have relatively large brains, making them the smartest of all marsupials. These animals usually walk very slowly but can gallop as fast as 40 km/h when they want to.

Male and female wombat are similar in appearance. They are about 71 to 119 cm in length, 36 cm in height, and weigh about 35kgs. Some can weigh as much as 50kgs.

When attacked, the wombat points its hard well-padded rear at the attacker and uses it as a shield to protect itself. When threatened, a wombat will flee to the nearest burrow and block the entrance with its rump making it difficult for a predator to grab on it. If a predator follows it into the burrow, the wombat will defend itself by smashing the attacker's head against the roof or wall of the burrow with its hard well-protected rump.

The female wombat's pouch entrance faces backwards. This adaptation prevents dirt from entering the pouch when the animal is digging, and also because the wombat has very low ground clearance, it prevents the young baby from hitting obstacles or getting entangled in vegetation when the wombat runs.

Wombats are more tolerant of cold than heat. Wombats don't sweat. During warmer period their prefer to retire into a burrow. Wombats may also apply saliva on their forelegs and chest to aid cooling by evaporation.

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