Baby Wombat 'Twerks' on Hiker's Pole in Tasmania Much to Everyone's Delight
A hiker was hiking in Tasmania when, to her delight, a baby wombat approached. It didn’t just approach her. He started rubbing himself against her hiking poles as if he were twerking. He stood there doing that motion for a little while, then went about his business.
This little critter is surely social and can’t get enough of the attention he’s getting from his performance. This is one that they’re lucky enough to have caught on camera, because no one would believe that you had a baby wombat twerk at you in Tasmania while hiking.
This wombat is so cute and tiny, and we can’t get enough! His audience surely couldn’t either, and they got the best video of him doing it.
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These critters are common in Tasmania, but it’s pretty uncommon to have one dancing up on your hiking pole while you’re trying to hike.
Fun Facts About Wombats
It may seem strange to focus on, but there’s one fact about wombats that we can’t ignore. Their poop comes out in cube shapes. How fascinating!
While it may seem that rodents would be the closest relatives to the wombat, but it’s actually the koala! These animals are definitely related and are just as cute as each other.
A group of wombats is called a wisdom. That’s a great name for them!
At 31 years old, Patrick the Bare-nose wombat was not only the oldest but also the heaviest wombat. He lived at Ballarat Wildlife Park in Australia.
While they may seem unthreatening, wombats can actually run faster than humans. These animals have teeth that never stop growing, so they are constantly grazing on grass, roots, and shrubs to grind their teeth down.
Wombats can hold onto their meals for 70 hours and it takes about four to six days for them to digest a meal. Wombats are marsupials, which means they carry their young in pouches in their lower abdomen.
Wombats are actually nocturnal, meaning they spend most of their time awake during the night. During bushfires, their series of tunnels and burrows become safe havens for other animals, who they graciously allow into their burrows.
In prehistoric times, giant wombats roamed Australia. They were about 5 foot 9 inches tall… How wild!
Sadly, there are only 115 Northern hairy-nosed wombats left on our planet. Due to food shortages and droughts, this species has been driven out of their habitats. Conservation efforts are underway and already improving the populations.
In the 1980s, just 35 of them were left, so this is definitely an improvement!
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