wombat

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Photos from that time show her posing with a kangaroo and a wombat and being embraced by a giant koala.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A US influencer who was filmed taking a wild baby wombat away from its distressed mother in Australia has said she is "truly sorry" and received thousands of death threats over the incident.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

"I think everyone who would have seen that would have thought, leave the baby wombat alone. Leave it with its mum," she told 7News.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

A wombat burrow can last for decades, potentially providing a “multigenerational refuge” for many species, Mr. Linley said.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

In fact, what Zeke felt fold over him was not the barbed cage of a giant robot pelican suit, but the tough muscles of a wombat.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness