Animal of the Day: Wombat!

Off the top of my head the only thing I know is that their poop is cubic.

The wombat is not a rodent but digs rodent like burrows.

The wombat is a marsupial but it has a backwards pouch so that, while digging burrows, their babies don't become laden with dirt.

Wombats are slow creatures but, when threatened, can run up to 25mph for 90 seconds.

Dingos and Tasmanian Devils make meals of wombats. Wombats have tough behinds, largely made of cartilage, that make it hard for their prey to kill them. Wombats run into a tunnel with their butt facing prey when threatened. They may allow the prey to squeeze its head in between the ceiling and the wombat's back so the wombat can then crush it's skull. Wombats also perform donkey kicks.

When a human displeases them, wombats may bite, scratch, or bowl the human over. If you are attacked by a wombat, try climbing a tree until they leave.