#wombats — Public Fediverse posts

Wombat blocks storm drain, dog rescued from tight spot, baby capybara born in Scotland, cat joins mahjong game, and more.

Wombat blocks storm drain, dog rescued from tight spot, baby capybara born in Scotland, cat joins mahjong game, and more.

Wombat blocks storm drain, dog rescued from tight spot, baby capybara born in Scotland, cat joins mahjong game, and more.

Wombat blocks storm drain, dog rescued from tight spot, baby capybara born in Scotland, cat joins mahjong game, and more.

Cat wears cone for attention, twin baby lemurs born, dog rides jet ski, and a wacky wombat.

Biodiversity under the wheels

Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and other wildlife are forced to dwell in fragmented spaces having to cross many roads to go about their life. Mobility design is primarily for combustion machines to fly along their supply chains. The mobility needs of the un-motorised is not taken care of with the existing infrastructure.

"Tens of thousands of collisions with animals are recorded each year across Australia and the number appears to be rising. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, there was a 21% rise in animal collision claims from 2024-2025."

"Many large animals, including kangaroos, are most active at dusk and night, often moving to feed along roadside vegetation. Insurance data shows collisions are concentrated on regional and rural roads, where higher speeds, limited lighting and greater exposure to wildlife increase risk." >>
https://theconversation.com/crashes-involving-animals-spike-in-winter-heres-how-to-avoid-them-281531
#biodiversity #wildlife #MobilityDesign #vehicles #roads #speed #RoadTrauma #kangaroos #wallabies #koalas #wombats #birds #crashes

Sniffer dog finds sandwiches, prairie dogs live indoors, lost cat returns home, and the chunky charm of wombats.

Nice man rescues wombats, ants run a car wash, bookstore and library cats, Jurassic gecko, and more.

Nice man rescues wombats, ants run a car wash, bookstore and library cats, Jurassic gecko, and more.

Nice man rescues wombats, ants run a car wash, bookstore and library cats, Jurassic gecko, and more.

Nice man rescues wombats, ants run a car wash, bookstore and library cats, Jurassic gecko, and more.

🇦🇺🌿 This #wildlife sanctuary off the coast of #Tasmania offers a look at wombat #biology and behavior. Learn how these #marsupials use specialized adaptations like square-shaped scat and armored hindquarters to thrive in their #environment.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/mammals/tasmania-maria-island-wild-wombats

#wombats #mammals #zoology #mariaisland #ecology #nature #australia #evolution #conservation

#apropos #architecture and #wombats

"Led by the University of Georgia’s Scott Carver, a new study published in the Journal of Zoology considers whether the marsupials from down under are communicating through the unusual scat that they deposit in common latrines across southeastern Australia."

https://news.uga.edu/why-do-wombats-have-square-poop/

#Wombats #Biology #Communication #Nature #Enviroment #Australia

Wombat makes home in Robe’s main street as numbers increase despite habitat loss

A wombat has made its home in the main street of Robe, evidence of an influx of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #bare-nosedwombat #beachport #bowlingclub #Caddyshack #commonwombat #koalas #robe #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #wombatpoo #wombats #wombatsofrobe
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/138931/

Wombat makes home in Robe’s main street as numbers increase despite habitat loss

A wombat has made its home in the main street of Robe, evidence of an influx of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #bare-nosedwombat #beachport #bowlingclub #caddyshack #commonwombat #koalas #robe #wombatpoo #wombats #wombatsofrobe
https://www.newsbeep.com/121362/

Wombat makes home in Robe’s main street as numbers increase despite habitat loss

A wombat has made its home in the main street of Robe, evidence of an influx of the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #bare-nosedwombat #beachport #bowlingclub #caddyshack #commonwombat #koalas #robe #wombatpoo #wombats #wombatsofrobe
https://www.newsbeep.com/121362/

in lovely #wombat news :awesome: :blobcat_hearthug:

"Plans progress to build a dedicated wildlife sanctuary for #wombats in the #SouthernHighlands"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-22/wombat-carer-plans-southern-highlands-sanctuary/105563994 #Bundanoon #marsupials

#Forest ‘#destruction’

Trees across #MountMacedon have been knocked down after being clear felled, #devastating the local #Landcare group.

“It is just devastating to walk around this area that was a native forest right near the top of Mount Macedon and see trees smashed on the ground for hundreds of metres,” she said.

“This area was home to #wombats and #birds, #wallabies and #echidnas, and now those animals will be struggling to survive.”

#VicPol #auspol

https://sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au/news/forest-destruction/

Clever dog cones, skateboarding cat, tortoise loves pig, and one itchy wombat.

https://cutetropolis.com/2024/11/13/links-the-cone-of-pride-2/

#Cats #ConeHeads #Dogs #Kittens #Pigs #Pups #Tortoises #Wombats

This wombat is making the most of the long weekend in true blue Aussie fashion – with a day at the beach! ☀️

Did you know that wombats sometimes forage on the beach? They will wander the sands, snuffling about for salt marsh plants like samphire!

Watch our video interview with wombat expert Yolandi Vermaak to learn more about these awesome animals… https://ausgeo.co/wombats

🎥 IG @thereal.chickentender

#beach #wombat #wombats #aussieanimals #australiananimals #beachlife #cuteanimals #seeaustralia #australianbeaches #wombatwednesday
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife #travel #adventure

#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles

"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"

By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024

"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.

"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.

"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/rewilding-wombats-wallabies-potaroos-lungtalanana-clarke-island/103920996

#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania

#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles

"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"

By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024

"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.

"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.

"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/rewilding-wombats-wallabies-potaroos-lungtalanana-clarke-island/103920996

#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania

#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles

"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"

By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024

"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.

"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.

"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/rewilding-wombats-wallabies-potaroos-lungtalanana-clarke-island/103920996

#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania

#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles

"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"

By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024

"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.

"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.

"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/rewilding-wombats-wallabies-potaroos-lungtalanana-clarke-island/103920996

#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania

#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles

"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"

By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024

"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.

"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.

"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-05/rewilding-wombats-wallabies-potaroos-lungtalanana-clarke-island/103920996

#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

You can find yourself living with quirky characters when looking for a sharehouse, but we bet this wombat didn't think it would end up with a fox and her cub for burrow-mates!

What makes this situation so unique is that foxes generally predate on wombats, but the pair documented by WWF-Australia seem to be making it work.

Learn more about this unlikely housemate situation… https://ausgeo.co/wombatfox

#australia #wombat #wombats #fox #foxcub #animal #animals #babyanimal #animalconservation #wildlifeconservation #cuteanimal #science #conservation
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #nature #wildlife

How #Wombats May Save Other Animals From #Wildfires
They build extensive #burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/wombats-burrows-forest-fires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x00.A0Mb.EyQYHLBprorM&smid=url-share #bushfires #GiftArticle #free #NYTimes

Ready to burrow into the wonderful world of wombats? 💚
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Yolandi Vermaak from Wombat Rescue will be in the studio on Monday, May 27, to answer all your questions.⁠
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Comment below 👇 for the chance to have your questions answered live in the next episode of Ask An Expert. https://ausgeo.co/wombats

#ausgeo #australia #wombat #wombats #nature #wildlife #askanexpert #science #livestream #animal #animals #cuteanimals #seeaustralia
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

Rescued toucan returns to wild, screaming hairy armadillo pups, kittens cuddle with dog, and wacky wombats.

https://cutetropolis.com/2024/05/22/links-yes-you-can-toucan/

#Armadillos #Birds #Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Pups #Toucans #WombatWednesday #Wombats

Ready to dig into the wonderful world of wombats? 🍃
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Yolandi Vermaak of Wombat Rescue will be in the studio, along with some wombat joeys, on Monday 27 May at 5pm AEST to answer all your questions.⁠
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Comment your questions below 👇 for the chance to have them answered live in the next episode of Ask An Expert.

Get notified when the episode airs… https://youtube.com/live/nmDu9djn0rI

#ausgeo #australia #wombat #wombats #aussieanimals #seeaustralia #exploremore #animal #cuteanimals #nature #wildlife #animals #cute #babyanimals #joey
#environment #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #biology #nature #wildlife

@pixelpusher220 #quokkas are definitely top of #straya's cute range :awesome: :blobcat_hearthug: but #wombats are actually cuddly, unlike #koalas and their close cousin the #dropbear 😁 @KingShawn

Wombats break into prison, poodle wins Westminster, intense elephant rescue, a loudly purring cat, and more.

https://cutetropolis.com/2024/05/15/links-occupy-wombat/

#Cats #Dogs #Elephants #Groundhogs #Kittens #Pups #Wombats

Realistic felt cats, playful armadillo, dogs rescued from flood, wombat rescuer, and more.

https://cutetropolis.com/2024/03/13/links-fake-mews-2/

#Armadillos #Cats #Dogs #Kittens #Pups #WombatWednesday #Wombats

The most famous fictional wombat is probably "Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat" the unofficial mascot of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

10 things you might not know about wombats:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2016/10/22nd-october-wombat-day.html

#WombatDay #Wombats #Animals #Australia #Facts

@webuiltthiscity Saw and thought of you:
#MammalMonday #MarsupialMonday #MonotremeMonday mashup:
"Scene in #Tasmania, with Characteristic Mammalia": #Thylacines, #Bandicoots, #Wombats, and an #Echidna!
Pl.XI in Alfred Russel Wallace's The Geographical Distribution of Animals Vol. 1, 1876; illustration by Johann Baptist Zwecker.

https://archive.org/details/geographicaldist01wall2/page/n503/mode/1up

#biogeography #zoology #naturalhistoryart #sciart #bookart
https://historians.social/@art_history_animalia/110653225754500667

This pleased me immensely: “O Uommibatto” How the Pre-Raphaelites Became Obsessed with the Wombat https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/o-uommibatto-how-the-pre-raphaelites-became-obsessed-with-the-wombat #wombats #PreRaphaelites #Rossetti

#Gay #Characters in #Wombats, #Clifford '#Indoctrinate' #Kids, Says #Homophobic #Republican #Governor #KevinStitt After #Vetoing #Public #TV #funds

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/politics/oklahoma-vetoes-pbs-funding

While the #Diprotodon – the #extinct #megafauna species that is distantly related to #wombats but was the size of a small car – is commonly (but incorrectly) thought of as Australia’s ‘giant wombat’
#Paleontology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/12/pal12122201.html

I love the #Wombats. Any English (non US) alt rock fans out there?
Question: if you're from the #UK or other #English speaking non-Us country, are the Wombats, #kooks, two door Cinema, and last dinosaurs really a vibe over there?