Wombat Warren |
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| Title : | Wombat Warren |
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| Date of creation : | 1975 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Wombat warren close to the road on the Nullarbor Plains. Wombats are extremely strong diggers and construct burrows that have several entrances clustered to form a large warren that itself may have smaller warrens connected by trails. The whole system may run up to 150 metres in length. Eight to ten wombats may occupy one of these burrows, although not necessarily at the same time. Being nocturnal, and rather sedentary, they remain in these burrows during the day to conserve water and energy. |
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| Coverage year : | 1975 |
| Region : | Eyre Peninsula and Far West Coast |
| Further reading : | Strahan, Ronald, ed. The mammals of Australia : the national photographic index of Australian wildlife, Chatswood, N.S.W. : Reed Books : The Australian Museum, 1995 Woodford, James. The secret life of wombats, Melbourne : Text Publishing, 2001 Triggs, Barbara. The wombat : common wombats in Australia, Sydney, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 1996 Dickman, C. R. A fragile balance : the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials, Chicago, Illinois. : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Internet links : | Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat - endangered species listing : New South Wales National Parks website |
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