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 ...

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 ...

During Australia’s Black Summer bushfires in 2019 and 2020, a fantastical tale began to make the rounds on social media: Wombats were apparently shepherding other animals into their underground ...

Wombats are the only animals that produce cube-shaped droppings. Scientists have discovered this unique trait is due to the wombat's intestine. The final section of their intestine has varying ...

In this episode writer Katherine Rundell brings us the wombat - a creature adored by Victorian poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who described them as “a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!” and kept two ...

Wombat experts in Australia said other animals commonly use wombat burrows for shelter and occasional access to resources such as water. “I would describe this as wombats tolerating other species ...

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 ...