1. Wombats The creatures of the outback

2. Wombats- Habitat Wombats live in Australia and other small islands nearby. They live in grasslands and forests. With their little claws, the wombat digs and digs and creates a series of small tunnels and chambers to create a burrow. They live in ‘mobs’ or ‘colonies’ of wombats.

3. Wombats- Feeding Wombats in zoos usually eat carrots, whilst wild wombats eat thin strands of grass. Sometimes, a wombat may take crops from farmers in Australia while they are out. During droughts (which is quite frequent in Australia) the Wombat will eat native grass or perennial grass.

4. Wombats- Behaviour The wombat comes out of it’s burrow during cooler points in the day, such as early morning, late afternoon and evening. They are friendly but very smelly creature!

5. Wombats- Tunnelling System or Burrow During the life of a wombat they will build a long tunnelling system in their ‘territory’. Their ‘burrows’ can range from 2-20 metres across the outback. It is usually a long tunnel with smaller ‘side tunnels’ leading to chambers. Also, there is only one entrance, although they may add one small ‘escape’ route.

6. Wombats- Appearance They are furry, quite chubby creatures. They have flat noses, they are sometimes hairy, sometimes bald (depending on specie) They can grow up to 80-130cm. They can weigh 17-14kg.

7. Wombats Wombats are lovely animals that can be really cute a furry. They are much like a koala except larger and different fur and ear shape. The very similar thing is THEY SMELL BAD!