Evidence from camera footage and researchers confirms 56 species relied on specific underground infrastructures for post-fire survival, namely wombat burrows. Entrances measuring only 19 cm high ...

Jackie French was used to the quirks of wild animal behaviour – and then she met a carrot-mad wombat with an appetite for destruction. A bestseller was born Vote for the best Australian children’s ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

When Kate McMahon was finishing her science degree she found herself with the odd task of moving wombat poo around, to see how the animals would react. “I’d catch up with my friends and they’d ask, ...

Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying information. The Australian marsupial communicates by … there's no delicate ...

The American influencer left Australia earlier this year amid backlash. Breaking News Intern The American influencer who earlier this year snatched a baby wombat from its mother in Australia—and was ...

The woman who sparked outrage after she snatched a baby wombat from its mother while in Australia has been arrested over alleged hunting allegations. Samantha Strable, known online as Sam Jones, is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them adorable. Both are unique sensory organs essential for navigation, foraging and ...

Julie is an Associate Editor at Australian Mammalogy, a member of the Australian Mammal Society, and a Director on the Board of The Wombat Foundation. Wombat noses and whiskers don’t just make them ...

A wombat has made its home in the main street of Robe, evidence of an influx of the animals in the South Australian coastal town. Their numbers appear to be increasing in Robe, as more land in the ...

Park staff in southern New South Wales have undertaken training to help the wombat population in Wee Jasper. Staff treat and monitor wombats for mange. Paul Sheehy remembers the day a staff member at ...