Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Wombats have nearly impermeable rear ends, which serve as ...

Elsa the koala and Hope the wombat joey spent two months in isolation together during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut down What do you get when you put a wombat and a koala together for ...

The global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief – animals. But it’s not just cats and dogs enjoying more of our attention; people have ...

It can be positively magical for a child to grow up alongside a pet, no matter their species. Even this unusual pet wombat is an amazing companion to his toddler human sister! Australian dad ...

Wain the wombat has lived at Satsukiyama Zoo in Japan since 1990 Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the brand in 2021 as a digital news writer, covering stories spanning ...

Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an American influencer filmed herself snatching a young joey from its mother, setting ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials ...