wombats
Cube-pooped marsupials
Wombats is the plural of wombat, a stocky burrowing marsupial native to Australia.
These sturdy animals dig extensive underground tunnels and are known for producing cube-shaped droppings.
Wombats emerged from their burrows at dusk to graze.
Small flexible bag
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
fur · claws · quadruped · digestive · teeth · metabolism · gestation · rodent-like
Removing earth below
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- scent markingDepositing odor for communication
- grazingFeeding on pasture
scratching · charging · biting · defensive · speed · aggression · solitary · home range
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
grassland · eucalyptus forest · mountain · hillside · sandy soil · underground · den · shelter
At risk of extinction
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- populationAll inhabitants combined
subspecies · genetic diversity · breeding program · habitat loss · protected · extinction · recovery · colony
Group's symbolic figure
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- children's booksLiterature for young readers
- stuffed toyPadded fabric plaything
- souvenirToken from a trip
Dante · tourism · wildlife park · sanctuary · zoo · petting · encounter · photography
pouch
Small flexible bag
joey · fur · claws · quadruped · digestive · teeth · metabolism · gestation · rodent-like · stocky
digging
Removing earth below
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- scent markingDepositing odor for communication
grazing · scratching · charging · biting · defensive · speed · aggression · solitary · home range · path
Australia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
tunnel · grassland · eucalyptus forest · mountain · hillside · sandy soil · underground · den · shelter · excavation
endangered
At risk of extinction
- critically endangeredAt extinction's edge
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
population · subspecies · genetic diversity · breeding program · habitat loss · protected · extinction · recovery · colony · census
mascot
Group's symbolic figure
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- children's booksLiterature for young readers
- stuffed toyPadded fabric plaything
souvenir · Dante · tourism · wildlife park · sanctuary · zoo · petting · encounter · photography · documentary
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
- AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra
- Australian mammalskangaroos, koalas, wallabies, echidnas, possums
- Australian wildlifekangaroo, koala, platypus, echidna, emu
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, gopher
- plant-eatersherbivores, grazers, browsers, cows, horses