62K views · 2.5K reactions | Your new favourite animal? ⁣ ⁣ Wombats are marsupials, meaning they have a pouch where their young grow and develop. Interestingly, a wombat's pouch faces backwards to protect the joey from dirt as their mother digs.⁣ ⁣ Footage by © BBC Studios NHU⁣ ⁣ #SevenWorldsOnePlanet⁣ | BBC Earth | Facebook

29K views · 1.6K reactions | WOMBAT WELCOME: The Australia Zoo introduced its newest wombat joey, Elle—who was the size of a jellybean when she was born—ahead of World Wombat Day on October 22. https://abcn.ws/2W1FTEi | ABC News | Facebook

Canberra-based wombat rescuer Yolandi Vermaark of Wombat Rescue is on the frontline of fighting mange in wombats. Here, Australian Geographic follows her on one of her typical weekends, which involves looking for joeys in roadkill and treating a small population of wombats with cydectin that helps get rid of mange. It's a hard story to watch, but Yolandi believes all Australians need to open their eyes to the incredible suffering wombats with mange endure. | Australian Geographic

195K views · 8.4K reactions | Some #wombatwednesday zoomies c/o @wombat_rescue | Nature NSW | Facebook