You might not bat an eye if you found a wombat perched on a tree trump in Australia. But if the tree stump is in the middle of a lake, a team effort (and a boat) will be required to rescue it. A ...

Wombats are some of the largest burrowing mammals in the world; they dig in areas of uncovered earth, under the roots of trees or the sides of rocks. Unable to regulate their body temperatures in ...