About Wombats

A little about the australian critters that lent the name of their entire kind to my blabber book:

As wikipidea puts it:

"Wombats are Australian marsupials in appearance rather like a small, very short-legged and muscular bear approximately one meter in length, and with a mere nubbin of a tail. The name wombat comes from the Eora Aboriginal tribe who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. Wombats feed on grasses, sedges and roots, and dig extensive burrow systems with rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws. Although mainly crepuscular and nocturnal, wombats will also venture out to feed on cool or overcast days. They are not as easily seen as many animals, but leave ample evidence of their passage, treating fences as a minor inconvenience to be gone through or under and leaving distinctive cubic scats. Wombats are herbivores, their diet consisting mostly of grass."

oh well wombats are cuddly, fat, furry, bearlike, short, (probably a bit dim witted) australian nocturnal creatures ... thats about all i gleaned from the excerpt above and more. I think a few pictures would do nicely:


frolicking about in snow















meal time ... i guess?!


















here's a personal favourite ... baby wombat



















btw if you're still interested there's more information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat

http://www.wombat.echidna.id.au/animals/wombat1.htm