![Weird Science on Twitter: "Wombats, like all marsupials, have a pouch to carry their developing young. Unlike other marsupials, wombat pouches face the rear. The reason is wombats love to dig! All Weird Science on Twitter: "Wombats, like all marsupials, have a pouch to carry their developing young. Unlike other marsupials, wombat pouches face the rear. The reason is wombats love to dig! All](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCU5aecVgAQ7mXm.jpg:large)
Weird Science on Twitter: "Wombats, like all marsupials, have a pouch to carry their developing young. Unlike other marsupials, wombat pouches face the rear. The reason is wombats love to dig! All
Australia.com - Is this a baby wombat trying on a wig, or hiding under Mumma? Either way, we're delighted that @phoebepurser captured this unusual sight on camera when she visited Discover Tasmania's
![Every minute I'm not out looking, a wombat joey dies in its mother's pouch”: The horrors of wombat roadkill - Australian Geographic Every minute I'm not out looking, a wombat joey dies in its mother's pouch”: The horrors of wombat roadkill - Australian Geographic](https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/37122055_198158437532726_3232121370238255104_n-1.jpg)
Every minute I'm not out looking, a wombat joey dies in its mother's pouch”: The horrors of wombat roadkill - Australian Geographic
![It took two years, but Catherine Ocean's wombat photos are worth it | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW It took two years, but Catherine Ocean's wombat photos are worth it | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW](https://www.theleader.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/37eFwTFwWHMJ887gRxnKeHS/6652e04c-e7cd-4cfc-b687-203422e556b3.jpg/r3_0_3413_2511_w3414_h2514_fmax.jpg)
It took two years, but Catherine Ocean's wombat photos are worth it | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW
![CSIRO on Twitter: "Hello world, this is me. 🎶⠀ ⠀ This lil' cutie is hanging out in its mother's pouch. Wombat pouches face backwards so it doesn't fill with dirt when mama CSIRO on Twitter: "Hello world, this is me. 🎶⠀ ⠀ This lil' cutie is hanging out in its mother's pouch. Wombat pouches face backwards so it doesn't fill with dirt when mama](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EMD5e3GWkAEkFXK.jpg)
CSIRO on Twitter: "Hello world, this is me. 🎶⠀ ⠀ This lil' cutie is hanging out in its mother's pouch. Wombat pouches face backwards so it doesn't fill with dirt when mama
![Peek a Boo...Wombats have a backwards pouch otherwise, it would fill up with dirt, when they dig | Australian animals, Cute animals, Animal photo Peek a Boo...Wombats have a backwards pouch otherwise, it would fill up with dirt, when they dig | Australian animals, Cute animals, Animal photo](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/26/8c/16/268c1654a391e34b48b5426ec68c1a9e.jpg)