The idea that wombats can use their butts to kill is a bit of a myth that has not scientifically been documented. In the wild ...

Dexter the wombat, whom ACT wildlife rescuers believe was shot four times with a .22 rifle, is expected to survive and be ...

Did you ever hear the animal "fact" that a wombat could beat the world's fastest human, Usain Bolt, in a footrace? Bolt's world record 100-metre run was completed in 9.58 seconds at an average speed ...

There's a special species of wombat in Australia that has gone largely unseen over the past few decades, due in no small part ...

Two cameras, designed to monitor the health of wombats recovering in the wild, have been stolen from Denman Prospect, ...

Wildlife biologists have told the Washington Post and Australian Geographic that they have found dead foxes and dingoes ...

The pig intestine had a relatively uniform elasticity, which would explain the animal’s rounder poo. The wombat intestines, however, had a much more irregular shape. Yang observed two distinct ...

How can you tell if a wombat feels like mating ... being able to breed these animals may one day ensure the survival of the species," Associate Prof Stephen Johnston said. The northern species ...

Now, Pig lives a happy life as one of the very few dugongs living in human care worldwide. The adorable marine mammal spends ...

In the second part of the story the thirsty animals go to see the wise wombat and hatch a plan to get all the water back from Tiddalik. They are going to hold a 'Funny Show' and see if they can ...

Around 10 million animals die from animal abuse, neglect or cruelty every year in the U.S. Cruelty and abuse to animals is correlated to domestic violence and other abuse toward humans.

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