Transcript Wombat Daniel Mitchell Mrs. Cottrell – Grade 3

Wombat
Daniel M.
Mrs. Cottrell – Grade 3
Appearance
 Covered in brown and black fur
 Big black nose
 Tiny black eyes
 Whiskers
 23 to 38 inches long
 30 to 75 lbs.
 Short, strong legs
 Sharp claws
Habitat
 Only in Australia
 In surrounding islands of Australia
 In Tasmania
 In Burroughs
 Eucalypt forests
 Costal shrub
Food and Hunting
 Eats grass, plants, roots, tree bark, and farm vegetables
 Wombat is a herbivore
 Does not prey on other animals
 Predators are dingoes, eagles, owls, foxes, cats, and
Tasmanian devils
Nesting Behaviors and Raising
Young
 Mother usually only has 1 baby
 The baby wombat lives in mothers pouch for 6-7
months after birth
 By age of 10 months young wombat leaves mothers
care
 Wombats can live up too 26 years
Interesting Facts
 Most Australians have never seen a wombat
 3 different kinds of a wombat Northern Harry Nose,
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Southern Harry nose, and Common wombat
Wombat is a marsupial
Wombat is endangered
Wombat runs in kind of a gallop
Wombats are excellent diggers
Bibliography
 Wombat. Grolier Online Kids. Web.
 “Wombat.” Animals A-Z-Animals. Web.
 “Wombat.” Australian fauna .Web.
 Lynn M. Stone. Wombat. 1990.
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