Wombats are furry Australian animals with short legs and a round body. They are marsupials. This means the mother carries her baby in a pouch.

Wombats live in burrows. A burrow is a long tunnel that the wombat digs under the ground with its strong claws. The burrow stays cool in summer and warm in winter.

A wombat's pouch faces backwards. This is very clever. When the mother digs, the dirt does not fly into the pouch and onto her baby.

Wombats eat grass, roots and bark. Their teeth never stop growing. Chewing tough plants wears the teeth down and stops them from getting too long.

Wombats mostly come out at night to eat. In the day they sleep in their burrows. A wombat looks slow, but it can run fast for a short time if it needs to get away.

Here is a funny fact. Wombat droppings are shaped like little cubes!