| 单词 | wombat |
| 例句 | They wrinkle their brows as they struggle to rhyme “wombat.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There were panthers and leopards, wolves, tigers and antelopes; monkeys and hedgehogs, wombats, mountain goats and giraffes; and an enormous group composed entirely of kittiwakes and vultures. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The book is based on Mothball, a real wombat French met on her property, near Monga National Park, about four hours southwest of Sydney. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Fans of collective nouns know that it’s a murder of crows, a wisdom of wombats, and a coalition of cheetahs, but what do you call a gathering of Neil Youngs? Watch Neil Young Perform With 'Neil Young' on 'The Tonight Show' 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Wildlife viewing may include Tasmanian devils, platypuses, kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and wombats. Hiking and Biking in Tasmania 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The show ends with an anecdote about a geriatric wombat that David took care of at the National Zoo. Behind the Poster: 'Wombat Drool' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z In Wurundjeri country where I live, it’s the season of waring, the wombat. In a world moving at breakneck speed, growing indoor plants is teaching me patience | Mel Campbell 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Baby wombats, which live in their mother’s pouch for up to a year, often starve to death attached to their dead parent. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z One luckier wombat was Ringo, now a star exhibit at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, a private zoo in the city’s Darling Harbour tourist district. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “It’s like we’re on a plane and just discovered our pilot is a wombat,” he said. John Oliver Can't Believe Donald Trump Is President 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z An early clip reveals Trebek, not much older than his contestants, confidently asking in what part of the world one would find a wombat. Alex Trebek has died: Remembering the "Jeopardy!" host who made asking questions fun 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z And there are the icons such as koalas, crocodiles, kangaroos and wombats. Skip Sydney’s typical city zoo for an Australian-animal park where you can touch a koala 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Toddlers are the funniest creatures on earth: wild as wombats, but with human features and habits. How to get your kids to 18, sane and not hating you 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z He is hilarious in the process, claiming: "A night with a dead wombat might be more exciting than a night with me after 12 years." Sarah Polley: 'Stories are our way of coping, of creating shape out of mess' 2013-06-22T23:05:32Z On a recent weekend, as I sat cross-legged on the small lawn at the Cedar Creek Wombat Hospital about 100 miles north of Sydney, a 10-month-old wombat, about 15 inches long, walked onto my lap. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The crack of dry bark, the whistle of whip birds and sometimes a thundering in the undergrowth – a wombat, a pademelon – it all makes Jimmy feel younger. Extract: The Whales by Evie Wyld 2010-09-06T13:47:00Z You’d better be careful, because when I see you starting to plot, I watch you like a wombat.” Roald Dahl – test your knowledge 2013-06-18T13:14:00Z In tropical Queensland state, only two small wombat colonies remain. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The series was especially appealing to Australian children because the wombat is a home-grown creature, rather than the bears, rabbits and elephants in children's books imported from elsewhere in the world. Ruth Park obituary 2011-01-07T16:46:38Z Another young wombat tried to climb over a foot-high barrier to join in. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “It’s like we’re on a plane and we just found out our pilot is a wombat,” he said. John Oliver on Trump: 'A Klan-backed misogynist internet troll' is president 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z There’s a “meet the wombat” event where you can, well, meet a wombat. In and Around Perth, Natural Wonders Abound 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Across the world, wombats are seen as exotic creatures that represent the strangeness of the Australian outback. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The night of my visit to the wombat hospital, I stayed at Tuscany Estate, a pleasant, up-market motel next to an airy restaurant with views across a valley mostly used for viticulture. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z I fed free-range kangaroos; learned all about wombats; and saw a near-blind Tasmanian devil that had been orphaned when his mother caught the facial tumor disease that has wiped out much of the species. From Top End to Tasmania: Two Very Different Sides of Australia 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z A five-minute walk from the park’s main camping area, along a coastal path, leads to a network of wombat burrows. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z One wombat ripped up Holme’s son Wade’s homework, an excuse his teacher didn’t believe, according to his parents. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z As though the wombat understood what David was thinking, she walks over and just drools all over all the food while growling and being a disgruntled wombat. Behind the Poster: 'Wombat Drool' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Because of their assertive personalities, wombats — marsupials who look like a cross between an oversize gopher and a walking koala — are not generally beloved in Australia. Meet your tour guide to Australia, the wombat 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z They’ve got two different kinds of seriousness to them, the wombat and the font. Behind the Poster: 'Wombat Drool' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z New research in the journal Scientific Reports points to a missing ancestor that links koalas with other marsupials like kangaroos, possums and wombats. Fossil discovery reveals ancient koala relatives the size of small cats roamed Australia 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The southern hairy-nosed wombat is the animal emblem of South Australia. A look at the 9 cities hosting games for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Koalas are iconic Australian marsupials, like wombats and kangaroos. First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z It is thought to have shared a common ancestor with modern-day wombats, and also looked a bit like a marsupial lion known as Thylacoleo carnifex, researcher Arthur Crichton said. Fossil hunters uncover ancient Australian wombat 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z In fact, as I showed in a recently published study, breast cancer is a threat across nearly all mammalian lineages, with cases found in creatures ranging from kangaroos and koalas to wombats and water buffalos. Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z For them, survival means avoiding being trodden on by large vertebrates such as kangaroos, wombats or humans. Snakes Can Hear You Scream, New Research Reveals 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “There were giant wombats in Australia, there were giant lemurs in Madagascar, there were giant sloths and armadillos in South America,” Lindsey said. The La Brea Tar Pits are full of mysteries. Here are three of the most puzzling 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The extinctions began in Australia about 40,000 to 50,000 years ago, just after the arrival of humans in the area: a marsupial lion, a giant one-ton wombat, and several giant kangaroo species disappeared. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In recent years, biofluorescence has been observed in cat sharks, wombats, flying squirrels and many other species. It Looks Awkward, but This Fish Has a Secret Glow 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z A few weeks into their two-month project, the researchers had seen snakes, possums, wombats, wallabies, blue-tongued lizards and the droppings of wild horses — but no koalas. Koalas are getting harder to find. Scientists in Australia are on a quest to uncover a hidden population. 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It’s the Irwins Robert handles an aggressive wombat and it’s moving day for a giant anaconda. What's on TV Saturday: 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' on HBO; Austin City Limits' on PBS 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Among the animals they studied are ostriches, cassowary birds and wombats. Breaking down the real and mythical inspirations behind 'Shang-Chi's' mystical creatures 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z With his short, spiky hair and tightly trimmed beard, Father Bower, 58, has something of the wombat about him — another bristly, if often lovable Australian of the wild. Australia’s ‘Rebel Reverend’ Goes Viral With Barbed Liberal Messages 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Using this information, they created a two-dimensional mathematical model that helped them better understand how these areas of the wombat's gut move as the marsupial herbivore digests its food. Scientists finally figure out why wombat feces is cube-shaped 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z But the wombat’s strategy could help engineers design better ways to shape valuable or sensitive materials, he says. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Some specimens were more reserved: Of two wombat species they examined, only one fluoresced, and “kangaroos didn’t seem to do very much at all,” Dr. Travouillon said. More Mammals Are Hiding Their Secret Glow 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “Morris is a six-legged, headless version of a wombat, really,” said Townsend. Breaking down the real and mythical inspirations behind 'Shang-Chi's' mystical creatures 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Nature The new episode “Australian Bushfire Rescue” documents the volunteer efforts to restore what remains of a once-flourishing environment and rescuing wildlife that survived including koalas, kangaroos, wombats and endangered species of parrots. What's on TV Wednesday: 'American Housewife' returns on ABC 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Hu also pointed out that there would be evolutionary advantages to the wombats' having cube-shaped bowel movements. Scientists finally figure out why wombat feces is cube-shaped 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z In the meantime, Hu also thinks this knowledge could help researchers raising wombats in captivity. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z There was one wombat, trundling across the road, caught in the headlights of my car. Opinion | Seven months after the bush fires, Australia is still devastated 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z They compared it to the wombat, the sloth and the monkey. How Koalas With an S.T.D. Could Help Humanity 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z “I would compare it to a black bear,” said Robin Beck, a paleontologist at the University of Salford in England, who described fossils of the wow-inducing wombat on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. When 300-Pound Wombats Roamed Australia 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z "The closeness to a cube could be used to measure level of hydration in wombats in wild or captivity," Hu explained. Scientists finally figure out why wombat feces is cube-shaped 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Now, researchers say they have uncovered how the wombat intestine creates this exceptional excrement. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Fossils of a huge, hairy creature with shovel-shaped hands and unusual teeth could hold clues to the evolution of today’s wombats, researchers say. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z “We think it’s worthy - a worthy cause - looking after our babies no matter what they are, whether they are kangaroos, echidnas or wombats.” At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Koalas and wombats are the only surviving remnants of an otherwise extinct group called the vombatiforms, “wombat-like” animals that were more diverse than any other type of marsupials. When 300-Pound Wombats Roamed Australia 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The bare-nosed wombat is famous for many things, from its adorable features to its taxonomical membership within the marsupials. Scientists finally figure out why wombat feces is cube-shaped 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z To get to the bottom of the mystery, scientists dissected a wombat that had died after being hit by a car. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “This is a big animal, it is probably around 150kg in weight, so about five times the size of a living wombat,” said Beck. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The students will send about 50 pouches in various sizes - capable of holding young kangaroos, koalas, bats, wombats and other creatures - to a nonprofit called Wildcare Australia, the Corpus Christi Caller Times reported. Students make pouches for marsupials in Australia wildfires 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z From its skull, the team found teeth that resembled those of a baby wombat, allowing them to include Mukupirna in a family tree of other large wombat relatives. When 300-Pound Wombats Roamed Australia 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Gone are the scorched kangaroo and wombat road crossing signs. Australia's fires are burning through a key part of its economy — tourism 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z In the new study, the researchers dissected two further wombats and tested the guts’ layers of muscle and tissue, finding regions of varied thickness and stiffness. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The results reveal that Mukupirna is the closest fossil relative of the wombat family as a whole, suggesting wombats and Mukupirna evolved from a common ancestor. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z He dedicated his life to learning how to rescue and treat wombats that were injured or killed in the wild and on the road. Australia volunteers feed wild wombats affected by bushfires 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z They also found the animal’s arms would have made it an efficient digger, allowing it to scratch around for roots and tubers, although it probably would not be able to burrow like modern wombats. When 300-Pound Wombats Roamed Australia 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z “I would describe this as wombats tolerating other species using burrows they dig,” Scott Carver, a senior lecturer in wildlife ecology at the University of Tasmania, told The Associated Press in an email. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z But in the wombat, the grooved tissue and the irregular contractions over many cycles shape firm, flat-sided cubes. How do wombats poop cubes? Scientists get to the bottom of the mystery 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “Mukupirna is not the direct ancestor of wombats, but it does give us an idea of what the ancestor of wombats probably looked like in terms of its teeth and skeleton,” Beck said. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Six years ago, he turned to rescuing wombats full time. Australia volunteers feed wild wombats affected by bushfires 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The keepers, who have experience of working with koalas and wombats, offered assistance after colleagues asked for practical, hands-on help. British koala keepers to aid bushfire relief 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Animals that survive the fires, like this wombat pictured in New South Wales, will struggle to find food and shelter.Credit: ‘Deathly silent’: Ecologist describes Australian wildfires’ devastating aftermath 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Australia’s vast bushland is home to indigenous fauna like kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, possums, wombats and echidnas, but experts warn their days are numbered if climate change is not taken seriously. 'Suffering no more': tough choices as Australia bushfires devastate wildlife 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z One conclusion, he said, was that this common ancestor was probably a digger, since Mukupirna – and wombats – show adaptations for the task. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z That has encouraged animal protection volunteers like Creighton and about 50 more people to redouble their efforts, setting up feeding stations for wombats returning to a landscape turned to ash. Australia volunteers feed wild wombats affected by bushfires 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Young marsupials including opossums, koalas, and wombats require pouches to grow. Kangaroo pouches, koala mittens: knitters unite to aid animals in Australia fires 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z During past fires, we’ve seen some really surprising creative behaviours, like lyrebirds and wallabies going down wombat burrows to escape fire. ‘Deathly silent’: Ecologist describes Australian wildfires’ devastating aftermath 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z On Thursday, she took in a possum and a wombat, both of them suffering from burns. 'Suffering no more': tough choices as Australia bushfires devastate wildlife 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z He said wombats had even more specialised limbs for digging and were effective burrowers – something Mukupirna is unlikely to have done, not least because of its size. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z The feeding stations involve putting out carrots, hay and water for the wombats. Australia volunteers feed wild wombats affected by bushfires 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Australia’s bushland is home to a range of indigenous fauna, including kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, possums, wombats and echidnas. Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Life From Above The new episode “Patterned Planet” documents shapes seen on the Earth’s surface from space, including the Australian Outback, which is covered in pale spots due to wombats and elephants. What's on TV Wednesday: 'Nancy Drew' on the CW 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The video was posted on Facebook and shows a shirtless man repeatedly throwing rocks at a wombat as it tries to run away. Australian police officer filmed stoning wombat 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Beck said the molars of Mukupirna were not capable of growing throughout life as seen in modern wombats. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z This group of mammals was much more disparate in the past, including everything from leopard-like carnivores to wombats the size of a compact car. Bizarre Fossil Mammal Was an Ice Age Tree Hugger 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s logical to assume the threat of lions becoming as rare as a northern hairy-nosed wombat or a pygmy three-toed sloth would make big-game hunters take the king of beasts off their to-do lists. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In the season finale, the sanctuary takes in a newly orphaned baby wombat in critical condition. What’s on TV Saturday and Sunday talk shows: ‘Lavell Crawford: New Look Same Funny’ on Showtime 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z On the drive to the mansion, signs warn me to be careful of wildlife, complete with a portrait of what I am guessing is a wombat. I went to Australia to test out Tesla’s vision of the future 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z However, its teeth show features that fall between those of wombats and another, previously known, group of early vombatiforms called wynyardiids, shedding further light on the common ancestor of Mukupirna and wombats. Fossils of 'big boned' marsupial shed light on wombat evolution 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Despite paleoart memes that made Palorchestes look like a wombat with a long snout, Richards and colleagues write, newer restorations forgo the tapir snout for a prehensile lip and a long tongue. Bizarre Fossil Mammal Was an Ice Age Tree Hugger 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The marsupial's unique ability attracted the attention of researchers who looked at the innards recovered from two wombats lost in the everyday carnage of roadways around the world. Researchers Show How Not to Waste Waste 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z In 2010, an Australian man killed a wombat with an ax after finding the aggressive marsupial waiting for him on his doormat. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The team compared the wombat intestines to pig intestines by inserting a balloon into the animals' digestive tracts to see how it stretched to fit the balloon. Mystery of wombats' cubed poop revealed 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z “I’m looking for the wombat in the altarpiece now,” she said. Images of cockatoo on 13-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Instead, it contained pictures of the bloody carcasses of Tasmania’s native animals: a wombat with its intestines pulled out, a kangaroo missing its face. The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The University of Queensland study tracked the behaviour of southern hairy-nosed wombats, but scientists aim to apply the research to northern hairy-nosed wombats - one of the world's rarest species. 'Mating bite' may help save wombat species 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z If a wombat comes across a strange wombat or a predator in the wild, it’s not unusual for fur to fly. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Scientists say they have uncovered how and why wombats produce cube-shaped poo - the only known species to do so. Mystery of wombats' cubed poop revealed 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Scientists have spent two wombat breeding seasons seeking to better understand the sex lives of vulnerable southern hairy-nosed wombats, using 24-hour infrared cameras and urine samples. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and birds were a constant reminder that she was deep in the Australian outback. The woman who rode Australia's longest trekking route – a photo essay 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z All of these babies, from koalas to wombats, look like pink jelly beans. A 3-D Look Inside the Tasmanian Tiger’s Pouch, Long After Extinction 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Yang and other researchers acquired dead wombats that had been hit by cars in Tasmania and euthanized by a veterinarian, according to her paper’s abstract. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The marsupial then stacks the cubes - the higher the better so as to communicate with and attract other wombats. Mystery of wombats' cubed poop revealed 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The findings, published in the Reproduction, Fertility and Development journal on Thursday, give greater insight into the reproductive behaviours of captive wombats. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Like when he told Jaden he was being replaced by a wombat. How Will Smith is entertaining us on Insta 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Watch a tiny wombat zip around her pen: Analysis | The Energy 202: January may be a make-or-break month for the U.S. solar business 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Gauging wombats by sight alone, the marsupials are what scientists would officially refer to as cuddly. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Prehistoric marsupial lions are closely related to modern koalas and wombats. New Species of Dog-Size Marsupial Lion Discovered 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z A University of Queensland associate professor, Stephen Johnston, said understanding behavioural indicators of in-season wombats was important because their size and aggressive nature made them difficult to work with. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The animal, which was a kind of giant wombat, left tell-tale chemical clues to its behaviour in its teeth. 'Giant wombats made annual migration' 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Instead they were car-sized relatives of today’s short and stocky wombat. Giant wombatlike creatures migrated across Australia 300,000 years ago 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z But understanding the inner workings of wombats required Yang to do much more than setting her video camera to slo-mo mode and dodging suspicious zookeepers. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Taxonomists usually separate marsupials — including kangaroos, wallabies and wombats — from placental mammals, also known as eutherians, such as mice and people. Wallaby milk acts as a placenta for babies 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “We have developed a way to map the reproductive cycle of the female wombat by measuring hormone levels in their urine,” he said. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Scientists discovered that humans first reached Australia between 5,000 to 18,000 years earlier than previously thought, suggesting that people coexisted with colossal wombats and wallabies before the megafauna went extinct. Australia, Apple, Minnesota: Your Thursday Briefing 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z It also suggests that humans coexisted with colossal Australian animals like giant wombats and wallabies long before the megafauna went extinct. Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z They found that in the final 8 percent of the wombat intestines — the homestretch of a two-week digestive process where wombat feces turns from a liquid into a solid — the intestines are not uniformly elastic. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Northern hairy-nosed wombats were believed to be extinct until 30 were discovered in Queensland in the 1930s. Rare northern hair-nosed wombat born in Australia - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Researchers hope that observing the reproductive behaviour of the southern species could help boost the prospects of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombats, of which fewer than 200 remain. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z My “greenie” environmentally minded aunt would often turn up to family dinners with a hairless baby wombat salvaged from roadkill. A quest to save baby kangaroos on a lonely Australian highway 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Driving at night is not advised because of the risk of hitting stray emus, kangaroos, wombats or camels. One 12-Year-Old’s 800-Mile Drive Across Australia 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z It is one of about 250 animals cared for at a minimum-security prison in Sydney which houses kangaroos, wallabies, possums, wombats and native birds. Drug-addicted python rehabilitated by Australian prisoners - BBC News 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z "This is the first addition to the reintroduced colony of northern hairy-nosed wombats in five years, and it indicates the new male brought in last year is settling in well." Rare northern hair-nosed wombat born in Australia - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The northern hairy-nosed is one of three species of wombat and is the largest, growing up to a metre long and weighing up to 40kg. Love bites on hairy bums: wombats' sex lives revealed 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Jones's dung identification guide is another delight for the amateur naturalist: we learn, for instance, that wombat excrement resembles “miniature bread loaves”. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z For example, when they were asked where one might be mobbed by wombats, Green was the first to say Australia. The San Antonio Spurs Are Coached to Think for Themselves 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z As marsupials, akin to wombats and North American opossums, they raise their young in pouches. In study of Tasmanian devils with bizarre cancer, WSU scientists find reason for hope 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The others are the common wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat. Rare northern hair-nosed wombat born in Australia - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Marsupial lions belong to an extinct prehistoric family that is most closely related to modern koalas and wombats. This Marsupial Lion Was the Size of a Squirrel Ms Halliday, along with a few other users, also shared personal photos taken with the famous wombat. Social media users mourn popular 'cuddle-loving' Australia wombat - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z And where is one in danger of being attacked by wombats? The San Antonio Spurs Are Coached to Think for Themselves 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Recent studies have bolstered the hypothesis that human hunting contributed to the extinction of Pleistocene animals ranging from the woolly mammoth to the giant wombat to the North American camel. There’s No Such Thing as Pristine Nature 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z A baby wombat that was found in its dead mother's pouch by the roadside in Australia is receiving 24-hour care. Baby wombat saved from dead mum's pouch in Australia - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z He is being cared for by wombat experts on Flinders Island, between Tasmania and mainland Australia, and will eventually be returned to the wild. Wombat-cuddler contest promotes Tasmania - BBC News 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z "Thank you all for your kind words, massive support and shared memories and photos of this very special wombat." Social media users mourn popular 'cuddle-loving' Australia wombat - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z When photographer Sean Scott recently visited Flinders Island in Tasmania, Australia, he made a tiny new best friend, Derrick the wombat. Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z It included the extinct marsupial lion, as well as Tasmanian tigers and Tasmanian devils, which used to live on the mainland, wallabies, koalas, possums and wombats. Fearsome Australian 'lion' could climb trees, study says - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z A local wildlife expert named Norma Baker is now caring for the tiny wombat, keeping it inside her bra, to maintain its body temperature. Baby wombat saved from dead mum's pouch in Australia - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Furthermore, grazing by wallabies and wombats keeps many seedlings from ever growing tall enough to reproduce. Tasmanian bushfires threaten iconic ancient forests 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Hundreds of Australians are paying tribute on social media to a much-loved wombat which died of kidney damage. Social media users mourn popular 'cuddle-loving' Australia wombat - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Scott also captured some adorable close-up shots of the young wombat. Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Related: Three days on the Melbourne to Sydney coastal drive – travel guide “Last time we saw some wombats – I think that’s what they were – going across the road, a whole mess of ’em. Gillian Welch on the healing power of road trips: 'In every street sign there is poetry' 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Jodie Bradshaw, who runs Free Hearts Animal Sanctuary in Tasmania state, stopped to check the dead female wombat by the side of the road. Baby wombat saved from dead mum's pouch in Australia - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Scott Carver, a lecturer in wildlife ecology at the University of Tasmania, said it was “very unusual” for a wombat to be caught so far from shore. Tasmanian wildlife take to water, with echidna and wombat found swimming far from shore 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z “The mange is quite prolific and results in quite awful things for the wombat,” Weston said. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Like almost unfathomably cute, considering he’s not a puppy or a baby wombat. Watch This Tiny Kid's Adorable Attempts at Taekwondo 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z BBC News joined Martin and her colleagues in the field and discovered that small bouts of wombat wrestling and some surprisingly low-tech equipment may be all it takes. Combating fatal mange among Australia's wombats - BBC News 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In animals with “hindgut” fermentation — like horses, elephants, wombats, gorillas and to some extent humans — microorganisms in the lower digestive tract also help extract nutrients from plant fiber. Hungry as a Bear 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Australia is famous for its marsupials, mammals that carry newborns in a pouch on the mother's abdomen, including kangaroos, koalas, wombats and others. Stop the hop: for huge ancient kangaroos, hopping was dicey 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The team captured, sedated and took the wombat in for testing. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Patrick, the oldest wombat in captivity, according to Ballarat Wildlife Park, turned the ripe old age of 29 on August 25. Happy 29th Birthday to What Is Believed to Be The Oldest Wombat in Captivity 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z What is thought to be the world’s oldest wombat turned 29 this week. The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29 Kangaroo brains, wombat and wallaby on the menu. Before, after and after-after 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Kangaroo brains, roast wombat or emu - these are some of the dishes to be found in the first cook book from Australia that includes native ingredients. What Australia's early settlers ate 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z This is a very early stage, just to see where are the problems, are there other threats to wombat as well? Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z He’s so big that Ballarat Wildlife Park curator Julia Leonard used to push the lovable wombat around in a wheelbarrow just “to keep a check on what is going on,” according to the organization’s website. Happy 29th Birthday to What Is Believed to Be The Oldest Wombat in Captivity 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z “He is so gentle, a real gentleman of the wombat world,” Leonard said of Patrick, to the Melbourne Herald Sun . The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29 Alpine coach, said that a few years ago a coach from another country told him Weibrecht was built like a wombat. Norway's Jansrud Wins Men's Super-G 2014-02-16T14:34:01Z There are two other kinds, however: the egg-laying monotremes, which include the duck-billed platypus; and the marsupials, which count kangaroos, opossums and wombats among their ranks. Found: Our Most Distant Ancestor -- Humanity's Great-Grand-Rat 2013-02-08T16:35:27Z It’s all threats to wombats and it’s the very first stage of a much bigger project.” Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z In the wild, wombats tend to live only five years, while those in captivity average a lifespan of around 20 years. Happy 29th Birthday to What Is Believed to Be The Oldest Wombat in Captivity 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Pat the wombat is so big that Ballarat Wildlife Park curator Julia Leonard pushes the animal around in a wheelbarrow “to keep a check on what is going on,” according to the organization’s website. The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29 "I said 'let's let that wombat out of the cage,'" Rearick said. Norway's Jansrud Wins Men's Super-G 2014-02-16T14:34:01Z Only 115 of one species - the northern hairy-nosed wombat - remain alive in the wild. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z The goal was to recapture previously tagged wombats and monitor changes in the effects of the disease. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Photo 2: A dying wombat, courtesy of Wombat Awareness Organization. An Invasive Plant Is Killing Wombats in Australia 2012-07-13T14:45:17.117Z In semi-related news, here is a somewhat scary photo of a baby wombat that made the rounds last week. The World’s Oldest, And Possibly Largest, Wombat Turns 29 Scientist Scott Hocknull described the creature as "a cross between a wombat and a bear but the size of a rhinoceros". Ancient 'mega wombat' fossil find 2012-06-22T07:06:50Z Legends describe the wombat as boastful, sometimes wise, but also stubborn and selfish. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z But with high numbers of wombats it’s near impossible to treat them,” she said. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Southern hairy-nosed wombats are not currently an endangered species, but with up to 85 percent of the Murraylands’s wombats affected by this liver disease, that’s an assessment that may not last much longer. An Invasive Plant Is Killing Wombats in Australia 2012-07-13T14:45:17.117Z A relative of the modern-day wombat, the diprotodon inhabited forests, open woodland and scrub. 'Giant wombat' mass grave found 2012-06-21T10:30:08Z The Wallaroo copper mine, the greatest in Australia, was discovered by the green minerals brought to the surface in the excavations of a wombat. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z According to one story, the wombat was once a giant, who dared to boast he was more powerful than the sun. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Researchers are now also calling on the wider Australian population to assist, with an app, released on Android and soon to be released on Apple, which crowdsources data on wombat populations. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Regarding awareness for the plight of the northern hairy-nosed wombat, I would hope to spread their message worldwide. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z City Room tracked down no clues — unlike the actress Sarah Jessica Parker, on a different team, who ran by, all but shouting, “We found the wombat.” City Room: Stephen Sondheim Hides a Treasure, and Then Hides Himself 2011-10-04T22:11:56Z Analogous cases occur under nature; Mr. Bartlett has seen many black varieties of the jaguar, leopard, vulpine phalanger and wombat; and he is certain that all, or nearly all, were males. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z After a contest of might, however, the wombat lost, and so today hides from shame, deep down in a burrow. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Mange is one of two main threats to wombats, Evelyn Weston, a senior keeper with the Australian fauna precinct at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, told Guardian Australia. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z With the funds raised, I also hope to assist the foundation in their continued research on the wombat community. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z So I logged onto an M.T.A. transit map, or possibly a diagram of the circuit board of a microchip, or a chart of the circulatory system of a wombat. Bats: Covering Six Sports Events in 24 Hours 2011-06-11T05:15:39Z In the native diet were included "snakes, lizards, grubs and worms," besides the opossum, wombat, kangaroo, birds and fishes, roots, seeds and fruits, but not human flesh, at least normally. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z But another Aboriginal story tells of how wise the wombat can be. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Scott Carver, of the University of Tasmania, recently took a team of researchers to spotlight and tag wombats, and filmed the expedition. Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z The Wombat Foundation is in the unique position to assist this troubled species with its mission to support activities to bring the northern hairy-nosed wombat back from the edge of extinction. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z He escaped after killing the wombat with an axe. Australian bush fire survivor victim of rare wombat attack 2010-04-06T08:11:00Z "I just snapped them to amuse this little wombat." A Poached Peerage Scabby tissue forms over the wombats' eyes and ears, and infections occur, ultimately causing their death. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Kangaroos of eight or nine feet in stature leaped over the primeval bush, and wombats and dasyures of elephantine bulk burrowed in the hill sides, and great lion-like beasts prowled about the plains. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series On my last journey to Australia, there were less than 140 of this species of wombat still alive. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z "The wombat proceeded to get rather nasty and attacked him and inflicted some wounds to his lower legs and also to his arms as well," ABC News quoted Mr Gill as saying. Australian bush fire survivor victim of rare wombat attack 2010-04-06T08:11:00Z There seems to be no doubt that fossilized remains of the dingo occur intermingled with those of the extinct Australian mammals, such as giant kangaroos, giant wombats and the still more gigantic Diprotodon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" It was in the middle of the day, but still, one male wombat was out of its burrow, sick and looking for grass to eat. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z Two nights after, while camping, his horse became restless and started to plunge and kick at a wombat, near by. The Boy With the U.S. Miners The primary use of the money raised by the auction of my Most Interesting Jam spread will be assisting in the recovery and preservation of the northern hairy-nosed wombat. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z "In the advanced stages wombats become very irritable and anyone who approaches them, they usually view as a threat and may run towards them," he said. Australian bush fire survivor victim of rare wombat attack 2010-04-06T08:11:00Z Many degrees removed from the industrial, almost as far from the agricultural state, the Australian is hardly even a hunter—except so far as the kangaroo or wombat are beasts of chase. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies What is more, it is still legal for Australian farmers to obtain a licence to shoot wombats - even though they are officially a "protected" species. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z If the wombat's travels are crossed by a river, he merely walks into it, across the bottom, and out at the other side. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Currently efforts are being made to relocate a number of wombats to increase their chances of survival. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z A Mandarin owned a wombat That grew so exceedingly fat That, when it would laugh 'Twould most break in half, And tickle the soul of the cat. Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There is also a small, clumsy, inoffensive animal called the wombat, which is never found outside of these Australian regions. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly There are, in fact, three species of wombat: the Common wombat, the Southern Hairy Nosed and the Northern Hairy Nosed. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z The common wombat felt the sting of the remark and determined upon a crushing repartee. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly I once saved a life in the Australian outback aided by only a wombat and a didgeridoo. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z An animal named a wombat, about the size of a small turnspit-dog, has been found in abundance in Van Diemen's Land, and also, though less frequently, in other parts of New South Wales. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Some English children living in Tasmania once had a pet wombat. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Kangaroos and wombats are a common sighting on Australian roads This population of wombats is so small that the group is becoming inbred. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z The wombat cannot jump like the kangaroo or the wallaby, and his sprightliness and activity are the sprightliness and activity of a cast-iron pig. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It’s also the only one of the three wombat species that is currently endangered. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z The wombat is like a very large pig; it lives underground, burrowing vast distances. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia But the wombat having tasted the comforts of civilized life, had no desire to dig for its living again. Harper's Young People, March 2, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Competition with cattle and sheep for grass to eat, drought, bushfires, as well as dingo and feral dog attacks have all whittled away wombat numbers. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z In an hour or so an idea struck him, and, advancing to the partition bars, he said to the common wombat, "Here, I say—you're common!" and laughed uproariously. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The fence was built in 2002 after dingoes ate 15 to 20 wombats, putting a serious dent in their already fragile population. Can the Most Interesting Man in the World Help Save This Critically Endangered Wombat? 2011-11-22T23:45:05.207Z The wombat is a great nuisance in districts where there are irrigation canals; its burrows weaken the banks of the water-channels, and cause collapses. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia It was in this trip that he made the first discovery of that peculiar Australian animal, the wombat. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The tiny wombat had its eyes shut, snoring, completely oblivious to the troubles ahead which are threatening his ancient family's survival. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z No others of the indigenous quadrupeds are usually used for food, although occasionally bushmen eat the wombat and echidna, and, more rarely, the bandicoots and kangaroo rats. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Shall I ask why it is that the sagest of mammals Is toothed with such splendour, for woo or for weal, As compared with giraffes or hyenas or camels Or wombats? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 "Our little town," writes the correspondent who sends us the above cutting, "was warned by dryads and wombats." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 Surprise your monkeys gathering nuts Or chase your wombats' flying scuts, Kilimanjaro! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 Ian was telling me about an infant wombat he had recently hand-reared, after its mother was hit and killed by a car. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z A somewhat similarly shriveled last four inches of the cæcum is found in the anthropoid apes and in the wombat, a burrowing marsupial of Australia. Preventable Diseases The sight of the wombat roasting before the fire excited his interest, and he inquired of Pullingo how we had obtained it. Twice Lost It has, however, what are called marsupials: kangaroos, opossums, wombats, and the duck-billed platypus. In the Eastern Seas Here they are!” and stooping down again he hauled out two young wombats. Adventures in Australia The wombat's clever and polite, And kind as he can be; And yet he doesn't bow quite right When he goes out to tea. Marjorie at Seacote They have kangaroo rats, and dogs of the jackal kind, all exactly alike; and a little animal of the bear tribe, named the wombat, but the largest quadruped at present discovered is the kangaroo. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia It was, I afterwards found, a wombat, or Australian bear, an animal very common in all parts of the country. Twice Lost The palæotherium and the deinoceras, the mastodon and the mammoth, the huge giraffes and antelopes of sunnier times, succeed to the ancestral kangaroos and wombats of the secondary strata. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science As the two small wombats might not prove sufficient for all hands I shot a big fellow which measured nearly three feet in length, and was covered with a thick hairy coat. Adventures in Australia Some of its relatives, such as the bandicoot, are like rats, or like bears, as in the case of the wombat. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope In the evening they again endeavoured to catch a wombat, but failed. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned For the opossum is a marsupial; it belongs to the same group of lowly-organized, antiquated, and pouch-bearing animals as the kangaroo, the wombat, and the other belated Australian mammals. Science in Arcady Yet what is all this to the longing of the Canadian for the nightly howl of the kangaroo and the song of the wombat flitting among the blue-gums in his native bush? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917 We immediately set to work to cook the wombat. Adventures in Australia That's the way he piled it on, and it may have been all true; he could have made a fortune, fiddling, if he hadn't been as proud as Satan and as lazy as a wombat. The Divine Fire In those days wombats were plentiful near the river, but the men could not catch or kill one of them. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Now, every Girton girl is well aware that the opossum, though it is a marsupial too, differs inexpressibly in psychological development from the kangaroo and the wombat. Science in Arcady To watch a kitten or a puppy play, or the funny antics of a parrot or a cockatoo, or the wise movements of a wombat, will keep me for hours from being bored.' Aylwin On making our way towards the spot we caught sight of a dozen or more wombats, and presently of the head and arms of a person rising above the ground. Adventures in Australia But the most wonderful products of Australia belong to the animal kingdom, among them the kangaroo, the wombat, and that strange anomaly of the animal creation, the Ornithorynchus, or "duck-billed quadruped." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 The kangaroo, wombat, and dingo were fast dying out, as well a the blackfellow. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The ground on the eastern shore was full of wombat holes which had been made in a stratum of compact tuff about a foot in thickness. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 In the red sandhills were many burrows of the wombat, but these also became scarce as we proceeded downwards. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 The wombats, on our appearance, had waddled off, so that they did not interfere with us while we were attending to Hector. Adventures in Australia Cape Barren Island, besides the kangaroo and wombat, is inhabited by the porcupine ant-eater; a rat with webbed feet; paroquets, and small birds unknown at Port Jackson, some few of which were of beautiful plumage. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 There are no family ties, and never will be, between the kangaroo, the wombat and wallaby, and their successors, the cattle, the sheep, and the goats. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The tuff was irregularly cavernous and it was loose, calcareous, or friable in the lower part where the wombats had made their burrows. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Often used in fanciful constructions such as `wrestling with a wombat'. The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 Hector very good-naturedly bore the bantering of the rest of the party on the subject of his adventure among the wombats. Adventures in Australia "Make sure of the crossing-place; strike the old track, They've fenced off the new one; look out for the holes On the wombat hills." Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon An uninvited guest, he dropped down the funnel-shaped entrance to the den of the wombat, and made himself at home with the wild cat and snake. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The summit was full of wombat holes and, unlike that side by which I had ascended, it was covered with the dead trunks of enormous trees in all stages of decay. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 No young ladies in blue dresses and brown curls—only wombats and wallabies, and ring-tailed 'possums—and me. A Little Bush Maid The hide is very tough and covered with a coarse wiry hair, and with this defensive armor, and his formidable teeth and claws, the wombat is a customer not much relished by the dogs. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians Nature, in obedience to man's behests, and smiling with secret satire over her work, has made it ponderous and ungraceful as any clumsy mammalian, wombat, ardvaark, manatee, or hippopotamus. Birds in Town and Village Men both on foot and on horseback roamed through the Rises, examining the hollows and the flats, the margins of the shallow lakes, and peering into every wombat hole as they passed. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The fossil is also a little larger than the largest wombat's cranium in the Hunterian Collection. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 We may take his paragraph on the wombat as an example. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders About a week prior to Queen Ozma's meeting with the Land Sharks, a young wombat had come to the Cowardly Lion to ask his advice. The Forest Monster of Oz It was actually filled with some fermented sucopinesz juice that a family of wombats had hidden there for consumption after the parade. Abducted to Oz In like manner, among the mammalia we find in Australia not only living kangaroos and wombats, but fossil individuals of extinct species of the same genera. The Antiquity of Man This is the specimen conjectured to have belonged to the Dugong, but the incisor resembles the corresponding tooth of the wombat in its enamelled structure and position. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Clarke's Island afforded the first specimen of the new animal, called wombat. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders When his large eyes came upon the wombat, he seemed to smile. The Forest Monster of Oz Instead of these, it has Marsupials only: kangaroos and opossums; wombats and the duckbilled Platypus. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Analogous cases occur in nature: Mr. Bartlett has seen many black varieties of the jaguar, leopard, vulpine phalanger, and wombat; and he is certain that all, or nearly all these animals, were males. The Descent of Man See Figure 2 Plate 49 and a section of the wombat's teeth in Figure 7 Plate 48. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 The wombat is an herbivorous animal, which burrows in the ground like a badger. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant "I will," said the wombat, scampering off happily and chanting something under his breath about being a role model. The Forest Monster of Oz Around me where I sit The wary wombat goes— A beast of little wit, But what he knows, he knows. Saltbush Bill, J. P. The Cowardly Lion looked and saw another wombat. The Forest Monster of Oz The little wombat's eyes seemed to grow out of their sockets. The Forest Monster of Oz |
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