### animal | vertebrate | mammal:

Wombat
* All wombats are nocturnal and spend their nights foraging for food or digging
  - have three toes on each foot
  - live in Australia
* Most wombats build burrows
  - construct burrows
* Most wombats eat food
  - grass
  - plants
  - feed in trees
* Most wombats have claws
  - coarse fur
  - distribution
  - ears
  - energy
  - feet
  - glands
  - hairy noses
  - legs
  - long claws
  - pouches
  - ranges
  - sharp claws
  - short legs
  - snouts
  - soft fur
  - strong teeth
  - hide in trees
  - make burrows
  - possess bacteria
  - prefer tough grass
  - remain in burrows
  - reside in burrows
  - stay with mothers
  - use burrows
* Some wombats are social, while others are loners
  - become koalas
  - come out at nights
  - conserve water
  - destroy plants
  - develop cataracts
* Some wombats eat dry leaves
  - vegetables
* Some wombats feed on coarse grass
* Some wombats have ancestors
  - few natural enemies
  - thick brown fur and very small ears
  - tubes
* Some wombats inhabit burrows
  - own burrows
  - leave burrows
  - occupy high country areas
  - occur in Australia
  - travel up to kms
* also limit their water loss, so they can go for a long time without drinking water.
* are a large and solidly built animal
  - mostly nocturnal herbivorous marsupial mammal and live in burrows
  - protected species but are persecuted in some regions for being vermin
  - thick-set short legged, tailless, and somewhat badger like burrowing animal
  - active at night and hence they are nocturnal
  - adapted to hot, dry climates by minimizing the amount of time spent above ground
  - any of the species of marsupials belonging to the taxonomic Family Vombatidae
  - built for digging
  - charismatic native Australian burrowing marsupials built like foot cushions with legs
* are completely herbivorous
  - terrestrial
  - cute furry creatures from Australia
  - fat, little, and furry
  - found mainly on the east coast of Australia, from Tasmania to southern Queensland
  - hairyer
  - herbivores and feed up on grass, roots of shrubs and tress and fungi
  - herbivores, which means they only eat vegetation
  - herbivorous and live in burrows
  - herbivorous, and have a grazing diet consisting mostly of high-fibre native grasses
  - killed by poison intended to reduce rabbit or wallaby numbers
  - known to live in solitary and are territorial
  - large burrowing mammals found only in Australia
  - large, lumbering marsupials which live only in Australia
  - mammals and marsupials, so they reproduce sexually
* are marsupial mammals native to Eastern Australia and Tasmania
  - marsupials and are endemic to Australia
  - marsupials, greyish, beaver-like in appearance, and they do have tails
* are mostly nocturnal, usually coming out at night to graze when temperatures are lower
  - at night to graze when the temperature is lower
* are nocturnal and are normally most active at dawn and dusk
  - emerge to feed at night on grasses, roots, and bark
  - animals which eat grasses, roots and herbs after dark
  - quadrupeds
* are short-legged, muscular marsupials native to Australia
  - quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia
  - small marsupials that look like a cross between a bear, a pig and a gopher
  - solitary animals and only a single wombat inhabits one burrow
  - stout, sturdy marsupials
  - strong animals and known to be efficient excavators
  - susceptible to bacterial infections that can be difficult to treat in captivity
  - terrific tunnelers
  - territorial animals
  - the most playful group of marsupials
  - threatened by habitat destruction, car collisions and predation from wild dogs
  - wide-ranging foragers, and nocturnal with strong instincts for burrowing behaviours
* bear one young at a time, which develop in the pouch five months or longer.
* belong to the marsupial order of species from Australia like koalas and kangaroos.
* breed all the year round, but they mostly mate during the winter season
  - in spring, after which females give birth to a single jelly-bean sized joey
* construct burrows to escape the heat and hide from predators
* defend hometerritories centred on their burrows, and react aggressively to intruders.
* depart their burrows to browse at night.
* differ from other marsupials by having only two incisor teeth in the upper jaw.
* dig extensive burrow systems with their rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws.
* digest food.
* do well in captivity and often become interesting and affectionate pets.
  - mainly grasses, roots, bark, and fungi
* forage for food.
* generally eat grasses and leaves in bush clearings
  - stay in the burrows during the day, kept warm in winter and cool in summer
* graze areas.
* has-part claws
  - lips
* have a strong instinct to burrow
  - well known way to get rid off intruders, they usually crush their skull
  - few natural enemies, with humans pretty much standing alone on the list
  - four incisor teeth that continue to grow throughout their lives
  - large paws, short legs and strong claws used to excavate burrows
  - traces of cheek pouches
  - trouble
  - unique cube-shaped dung which helps to keep their markers in place
  - very tough skin on their rump
* includes brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - heads
  - nuclei
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* inhabit regions.
* leave scent trails and droppings to mark their feeding grounds.
* live in burrows that they dig with their sharp claws
  - which they dig in the ground
  - forest areas
  - habitats
  - hilly forest country and like to burrow underground
  - native habitats
  - woodlands
* measure up to four feet long and weigh from thirty to seventy-five pounds.
* occur in southern and southeastern Australia, Flinders Island, and Tasmania.
* often dig their burrows in the areas above creeks and gullies.
* prefer fresh grasses, herbs and sedges
  - perennial grass
* prefer to burrow in areas of vegetation and rocky debris
  - live in open grasslands and eucalyptus forests
* reach sexual maturity at the age of two years.
* release less than other herbivorous mammals.
* resemble small bears in general appearance.
* spend almost eighty per cent of their time underground in their long, complex burrows
  - the daytime in their burrows
* tend to prefer young tender grass shoots when available.
* thrive in the bush and sometimes come into pasture land.
* typically mate during times when food is abundant.
  - the same trails to get to and from their preferred feeding areas
* use their claws to dig burrows in open grasslands and eucalyptus forests
  - poop to mark their territory
* usually give birth to a single young, but twins do occur
  - rest in or near their burrows during the day and come out at night to eat
* walk with a somewhat awkward, shuffling or waddling gait.
* weigh lbs.
+ Common Wombat, Description: Marsupials of Australia
  * They are a short and muscular animal that walks on four strong legs. The feet and claws are designed to help the wombat dig tunnels in rocky ground. It is covered in a very rough and coarse fur which can be anywhere from black to silver grey, from dark brown to sandy brown. Wombats have very tough skin on their rump
  * Wombats live in burrows that they dig with their sharp claws. They are nocturnal animals, and come out their burrows in the evening to look for food. It is a herbivore, so it only eats grass, tree and shrub roots, bark, leaves, and fungi. Wombat faeces are cube shaped. The wombat will use them to mark things in its territory, so it is common to find the cubes on top of leaves, rocks, and branches. Because of their shape they do not roll off.
  * It is a medium sized animal that makes a burrow by digging holes in the ground. It is a kind of animal known as a marsupial because it has a pouch on its belly that holds its young, although it faces back instead of forward like most marsupials. Having the pouch face backwards prevents dirt from building up in the pouch and hitting the offspring in the face when digging. When its young are born they spend some time growing in their mother's pouch before going into the world. Wombats are herbivores. They eat plants, roots, and grasses. They are nocturnal which means they sleep in the day and come out at night. Some wombats have thick brown fur and very small ears. They can live up to 7 years