"That wombat was a southern hairy-nosed wombat at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. "I'm also aware of another case in Australia, at Ballarat Wildlife Park, where a wombat named Patrick lived to at least ...

IKEDA, Osaka Prefecture—A marsupial from Australia kept at the Ikeda city-run Satsukiyama Zoo was listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest wombat ever in captivity. Wain celebrated his ...

There are three wombat species in Australia. The northern hairy-nosed wombat has been hit by destruction of its habitat and competition with cattle for food.

Emperor penguin surprises surfers in Australia after travelling 2,100 MILES from its home in Antarctica Footage of an Aussie ...

The northern hairy-nosed wombat - one of the world's rarest species - has been boosted with the arrival of a baby, Australian conservationists say. There are only 251 of the animals left ...

The Melbourne Zoo opened in 1862 and holds the distinction of being Australia's oldest zoo ... platypuses, koalas and wombats. And don't miss the Australian fur seals or the Australian little ...

The First Lady of the Czech Republic has officially opened a new wombat enclosure in Canberra which was funded by the Prague Zoo.