wombat
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Photos from that time show her posing with a kangaroo and a wombat and being embraced by a giant koala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Her caption in the now-deleted post read: "My dream of holding a wombat has been realised! Baby and mom slowly waddled back off together into the bush."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
"There has never been a better time to be a baby wombat," Burke said in a short statement on Friday celebrating Jones' departure.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
A wombat burrow can last for decades, potentially providing a “multigenerational refuge” for many species, Mr. Linley said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
The giant diprotodon, a two-and-a-half-ton wombat, roamed the forests.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the second part of her statement, Jones launches a scathing attack on Australia's animal culling laws, including wombats, kangaroos, horses, deer and pigs.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
Wombats also make appearances in a plethora of titles, including “Wombat Stew,” by Marcia K. Vaughan, in which no wombats are hurt, as well as “Diary of a Wombat,” by Jackie French.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
New research in the journal Scientific Reports points to a missing ancestor that links koalas with other marsupials like kangaroos, possums and wombats.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
There were panthers and leopards, wolves, tigers and antelopes; monkeys and hedgehogs, wombats, mountain goats and giraffes; and an enormous group composed entirely of kittiwakes and vultures.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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