In-sook's+report+on+an+endangered+Australian+animal

=In-sook's report on an endangered animal in Australia. =

THE WOMBAT Wombats are both mammal and marsupials. The name wombat comes from the Eora Aboriginal community who used to live in Sydney. Wombats are endangered animals so they are protected in Australia particularly in NSW. This report will focus on what wombat look like, where they live,, what they eat and how they reproduce. Wombats look like bears. They can grow to about 1.3 meters in length and weight up to 36kg. They have a large, blunt head with small eyes and ears and a very short tail with thick soft fur are dark brown in colour. Their sharp claws and powerful legs make them great diggers. They can also swim. They have a dust bath which cleans them. They are found only in Australia in wet forested and mountainous. They dig the ground and make burrows which can be up to 3m long and several meters deep. Most of day they, sleep in the burrow because they are nocturnal animals. Each wombat can find their burrow easily because of their different scent. Wombats mostly look for food in the evening or at night. They are herbivores and mainly eat grasses, herbs, tree roots and soft mosses. They use their teeth to cut their food so their front teeth grow continuously. If they break their teeth, they re-grow new ones. A female wombat can produce after two years of age. The newborn wombat weight only 3grams and is less than 3cm long. The baby wombat crawls into the mother’s pouch. This pouch opens backwards so that when the mother is digging she doesn’t cover her baby with sand or dirt. The young wombat will stay in the pouch for between seven and ten months. Humans are the most dangerous enemies to wombats. Humans destroyed their natural habitat and also hunting, traping and poisoning have caused the reduction of the wombat's population in many areas. Wombat can not find enough food because they compete with other animals such as rabbits and livestock such as sheep etc. Australian animal ...