Quokka, koalas, wombats, and sugar gliders are in the order Diprotodontia. A koala is pregnant for 30 to 36 days and then carries the baby in her pouch for six additional months.

but because this particular wombat is one of only 400 left in the wild – and, even more importantly, it was a healthy young joey, estimated to have only emerged from its mother's pouch last year.

Wombats are a burrowing animal native to Australia perhaps best-known for being, well, pudgy—and quite cute. Recently, you might have seen that these adorable marsupials use their hard butts to ...

Sadly, many of us will never see a baby northern hairy-nosed wombat (aka a joey) because these cute little tykes live in their mother's pouch for the the majority of the first year of their lives, ...

Sadly, many of us will never see a baby northern hairy-nosed wombat (aka a joey) because these cute little tykes live in their mother's pouch for the the majority of the first year of their lives ...

“Northern hairy-nosed wombats are so rare, most people have never even heard of them,” Joey Clarke, senior science communicator with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, tells Newsweek’s Tom ...

Howe believes this wombat is likely a joey first detected as a large pouch on another wombat earlier in 2023. Wombats are marsupials, so like some of Australia's other iconic residents—think ...

Although it is difficult to determine the wombat’s age, Andy believes the individual to be a joey that was detected as a large pouch young at the start of 2023. “The wombat is quite robust ...

Image / Ashleigh Sumner A baby wombat orphaned after his mother was hit and killed by a car has found a temporary new home at a wildlife sanctuary. ‘Beanz’ was found tucked away in his mother’s pouch ...

Turns out, the wombat was a mom, and in her pouch was an adorable tag-along — her baby. Seeing the younger wombat peeking out ...

A rare and boisterous encounter between a young wombat and a spiny echidna has been caught on camera, to the delight of Australian conservationists. The exuberant behaviour captured by a camera ...

You might be surprised at which animal is the wombat’s closest relative: the koala. Both species are marsupials found only in Australia, with similar pouches for rearing young. Wombats can live up to ...