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Taronga Zoo's Adorable Baby Wombat Could Save Her Species

Kelli Bender Aug 31st 2012 12:35PM

Meet the new and adorable hope of the wombat world. According to ZooBorns, the Taronga Zoo bred their first southern hairy-nosed wombat in 30 years. With a face like that, we can see why this wombat is something to get excited about.…

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Orphan Kangaroo and Wombat Are Best Friends

Kelli Bender Aug 2nd 2012 11:08AM

These Aussie animals may seem like an unlikely match, but the pair easily became best mates. According to The (U.K.) Daily Mirror, Anzac the kangaroo and Peggy the wombat became snuggle buddies when they were put in the same pouch at the Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Centre. Staff at the center say both animals are orphans, and find…

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Balding Disease Killing Australia's Wombats

By: AFP May 15th 2012 10:50AM

SYDNEY - A mystery liver disease thought to be caused by introduced weeds is causing hairy-nosed wombats in southern Australia to go bald and die, researchers said Tuesday. The illness, which causes the wombat to lose some or all of its fur and then starve to death, is tearing through South Australia's native southern hairy-nosed wombats, threatening entire populations. Peter Clements from the state's Natural History Society said wildlife rescue workers had discovered "several hundred" sickened animals in the Murraylands region near Adelaide, where up to 85 percent of the population was unwell. "They tend to lose their fur in patches and sometimes in whole," Clements told AFP. "You can see ...

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