# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdBFbpL2lA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73500354-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/20b6eacb2b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-09-30T17:01:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Your new favourite animal? 😍⁣
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Wombats are marsupials, meaning they have a pouch where their young grow and develop. Interestingly, a wombat's pouch faces backwards to protect the joey from dirt as their mother digs.⁣
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Footage by © BBC Studios NHU⁣
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#SevenWorldsOnePlanet⁣
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#bbcearth #wombat #babywombat #joey #mammals #landmammals #amazingphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers

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## Tags

mammals, landmammals, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wombat, wildlifephotography, sevenworldsoneplanet, earth, amazingphotography, babywombat, earthlovers, naturelovers, nature, naturephotography, joey, wildlife

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