Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Holiday Card

Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Wombats grow to about 1.3 metres in length, and can weigh up to 36 kilograms. Wombats are very strong. They are sometimes called the bulldozer of the bush. They live in burrows which are often built on the sides of gullies and can be up to 30 metres long, and several metres deep. Wombats generally stay in the burrows during the day coming out to feed as it night begins to fall. They mark out their feeding grounds by leaving scent trails and droppings around the boundaries. You can tell a wombats droppings because they are cubes, which is very distinctive. This image was designed by Natural History Illustration students from the University of Newcastle. We hope this encourages your love of nature. Please help save our planet.