In the early 1980s, a small group of scientists and conservationists faced a dark realization. The northern hairy-nosed wombat, a burrowing marsupial that once ranged across much of eastern Australia, ...

They are the name of a popular British band, are native to Australia and are also vegetarians — they’re wombats! As the cuddly creatures and fans that love them celebrate National Wombat Day on ...

While the Diprotodon -- the extinct megafauna species that is distantly related to wombats but was the size of a small car -- is commonly (but incorrectly) thought of as Australia's 'giant wombat', ...

Wain the wombat has lived at Satsukiyama Zoo in Japan since 1990 Meet the world's oldest wombat! On May 12, Guinness World Records announced that Wain, a 32-year-old wombat living at Satsukiyama Zoo ...

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 ...