Every year on October 22, World Wombat Day is celebrated to honour one of Australia’s most fascinating native animals, the wombat. These sturdy, burrowing marsupials may not be as famous as kangaroos ...

On October 22nd, we celebrate the wombat — a short-legged, burrowing furball that’s indigenous to Australia. International Wombat Day has been around since 2005 and was started by a man named Chris ...

CLAIM: Wombats in parts of Australia stricken by wildfires are not only allowing other animals to take shelter in their deep burrows, but are actively herding fleeing animals into them. THE FACTS: ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is, as ...