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Did You Know This About The AUSSIE WOMBAT?

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The wombat is one of Australia’s most loved animals. But there is so much more to these marsupials. Did you know they poop cubes? Or that a group of wombats is called a wisdom? They even have backward facing pouches (just like their close relative the koala) so that they can dig without dirtying their babies!

Let us know how many of these you knew!

Thanks @deb_dexi for the suggestion!

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