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
The Wombat Protection Society said it was shocked to see the "mishandling of a wombat joey in an apparent snatch for 'social media likes'".
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
“In going through the literature,” Dr. Nimmo said, “there was quite a lot of evidence that species other than wombats were regularly using wombat burrows.”
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
Ms Jones's "appalling" behaviour could have caused severe harm to the wombats, conservationists say.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025
Much as it’s easy to retreat in despair, the lemurs, the giraffes, the sharks and wombats, and actual bats, need our help.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
“In going through the literature,” Dr. Nimmo said, “there was quite a lot of evidence that species other than wombats were regularly using wombat burrows.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
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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