Do wombats live underground

Answer 1

Wombats are herbivorous and live in burrows. They are the largest herbivorous burrowing animals in the world. They have a stout body, blunt head and broad paws with strong claws making it a powerful earth-mover, burrowing up to 2 metres a night. A typical burrow is about 50 cm high and 50 cm wide and can be up to 30 metres long with several chambers including nursery burrows. Burrows provide wombats with protection from predators, weather and bushfires. A predator following a wombat into its burrow can be crushed against the roof by the wombat's powerful rump, however, a wombat will abandon the burrow if a snake moves in. When wombats are resting in a burrow, their metabolism slows to two-thirds of normal to conserve water and energy.

Answer 2

All wombats live underground.

Burrows provide wombats with protection from predators, weather and bushfires. A predator following a wombat into its burrow can be crushed against the roof by the wombat's powerful rump: however, a wombat will abandon the burrow if a snake moves in.

When wombats are resting in a burrow, their metabolism slows to two-thirds of normal to conserve water and energy.

Answer 3

There are two species of hairy nosed wombat: the northern hairy-nosed wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat.

The northern hairy-nosed wombat current distribution is now almost exclusively in and around the Epping Forest National park near Clermont in Queensland.

The southern hairy-nosed wombat is found along the southern areas of South Australia and Western Australia, from the Nullarbor Plain in the west to the Murray River in the east of South Australia.

Answer 4

A wombat has fur because it is a mammal. All mammals have either fur, skin or hair. The wombat's fur helps act as insulation during the weather, and its colouring provides some camouflage.

Answer 5

To protect itself from predators