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: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials (genera Vombatus and Lasiorhinus of the family Vombatidae) resembling small bears
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The Instagram reel shows Jones picking up the wombat and running away from its mother as the cameraman laughs.
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
American hunting influencer Sam Jones is facing fierce backlash after taking a baby wombat from it's mother while visiting Australia.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
In the footage, she is seen picking up the baby wombat by its arms and running with it.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
After the wombat hisses, seemingly in distress, Jones eventually returns the animal to the bush.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
American hunting influencer Sam Jones is facing fierce backlash after taking a baby wombat from it's mother while visiting Australia.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
In the footage, she is seen picking up the baby wombat by its arms and running with it.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
After the wombat hisses, seemingly in distress, Jones eventually returns the animal to the bush.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Wombat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wombat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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wombat
noun
wom·bat
ˈwüm-ˌbat 
: any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials that resemble small bears
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