Cool+Facts.

Fact 1: They are [|**mammals**]. Fact 2: Wombats have extremely short tails. Fact 3: Female wombats give birth to a single child after a pregnancy of 20-22 days. Fact 4: Baby wombats live in mothers pouch for 5-7 months. Fact 5: To keep themselves clean they have a dust bath. They lie on their side and scoop sand over themselves. Fact 6: Wombats are very shy animals. Fact 7: Wombats usually rest in or near their burrows during the day and come out at night to eat. Fact 8: Farmers consider wombats pests because they damage crops and fences. Fact 9:Wombats grow to about 1m long. Fact 10: They can swim. **DID YOU KNOW** A female wombat's pouch opens backwards so that when mum  is digging she doesn't cover her baby with sand.

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