Wombats

Wombats at Melbourne Zoo in Australia and a zoo in Tasmania. Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are shortlegged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately 1 metre (39 in) in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of southeastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 ha in Epping Forest National Park in central Female wombats give birth to a single young after agestationperiod of roughly 2030 days, which varies between species. All species have welldevelopedpouches, which the young leave after about six to seven months. Wombats areweanedafter 15 months, and are sexually mature at 18 months. A group of wombats is known as a wisdom, a mob, or a colony. Wombats typically live up to 15 years in the wild, but can live past 20 and even 30 years in captivity. The longestlived captive wombat lived to 34