With its robust and furry body, it resembles a small bear. This adorable animal is an excellent digger and has three species: the common wombat, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, and the southern one.

We really didn't know what a wombat looked like exactly, so that delighted us,' Ms Taylor said. 'We come from Montana and we have a lot of bears, so to us this looked like a little friendly bear.