Wombat
This large, pudgy mammal is a marsupial, or pouched animal, found in
Australia and on scattered islands nearby. Like other marsupials,
wombats give birth to tiny, undeveloped young that crawl into pouches on
their mothers' bellies. A wombat baby remains in its mother's pouch for
about five months before emerging. Even after it leaves the pouch, the
young animal will frequently crawl back in to nurse or to escape danger.
By about seven months of age, a young wombat can care for itself.Wombats use their claws to dig burrows in open grasslands and eucalyptus
forests. They live in these burrows, which can become extensive
tunnel-and-chamber complexes. Common wombats are solitary and inhabit
their own burrows, while other species may be more social and live
together in larger burrow groups called colonies
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