Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker was hiking in Tasmania when, to her delight, a baby wombat approached. It didn’t just approach her. He started rubbing ...

A couple visiting a beach in Tasmania saw a wombat wading into water to forage, an “unusual” behavior that baffled experts, a video shows. Screengrabs from a Facebook video shared by the Wombat ...

FILE - Otto, a Tasmanian wombat, waddles around the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo's newest exhibit in Albuquerque, N.M., on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) Visit our YouTube page ...

The ABQ BioPark Zoo is mourning the loss of an orangutan known for his intelligence and a wombat who loved holding a teddy bear. On Tuesday, a 24-year-old male Sumatran orangutan named Elok died from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics, an unlikely hero emerged: an unofficial mascot known as Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat.

Australia’s iconic marsupial has been viewed as a food source, pest, mascot and, now, a conservation concern. Scientists are breaking down myths—using genetics, robots and citizen science—and finding ...

“It’s a bit warm for the wombats, mate,” an Aussie hiker lamented when we crossed paths at a coastal headland on Maria Island, a wild and mountainous speck in Australia’s southernmost state, Tasmania.

Tasmania is a paradise for wildlife enthusiasts, offering encounters with unique species in pristine natural habitats. From wombats in alpine meadows to penguins on coastal shores, the island blends ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Wombats have nearly impermeable rear ends, which serve as ...