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Wombat?!


A wombat is a marsupial (I think they even have pouches), and comes from southern Australia. There are two varieties, Vombatus Ursinous, the common wombat, and the hairy-nosed Wombats, Lasiorhinus Latifrons and L. Krefftii. L. Krefftii is an endangered species.

Encarta says:

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Wombat
The wombat is only found in northern Queensland and southeastern and south central Australia, Flinders Island, and Tasmania. It lives in temperate forests, mountainous areas, or open uncultivated rangelands with poor, coarse soils. All wombats live in extensive, complex burrows, which they excavate with their short, powerful legs and strong claws. In some areas of Australia, wombats are considered pests, since their digging damages rabbit-proof fencing.
John Cooke, Oxford Scientific Films
It should be noted that wombats are calm, quiet animals, unless disturbed. They also are, well, frumpy.
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