Baby Wombat Exploring at Brookfield Zoo

Austrailia House at Brookfield Zoo has a new resident out of the pouch and exploring more every day. A male baby wombat (called a joey), born in the summer of 2010 to mom Kambora, developed in the pouch following a gestation period of approximately 21 days. Immediately after birth, the tiny joey crawled into Kambora's pouch, where he was sleeping and nursing for approximately nine months to get all the necessary nutrients it needs to fully develop. In 1974, Brookfield Zoo was home to the first southern hairy-nosed wombat born outside of Australia. Since then, there have been 15 successful wombat births at Brookfield Zoo. Currently, Brookfield Zoo is one of only four zoos in North America to exhibit southern hairy-nosed wombats.

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Pets & Animals

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• wombat
• brookfield
• zoo

[ThomasGalloway05]

so so so cute

[MrDustman206]

@maddogg401 yes mr. screaming fly wombat attacker you could make him a suicide bomber with some wings....and a bomb BUT OH THEY SO FUFFLY!!!! :DDDD

[maddogg401]

awww. does he have a name yet?

[cutenesstube]

Really cute!

[MeiLover101]

What a cutie!