Wombats, like kangaroos and koalas, are native only to mainland Australia and some of its surrounding islands, including Maria Island National Park, where this photo was taken. We bring you a wombat in celebration of Wombat Day. Why Wombat Day? Why not? Wombat fan groups—which are a thing—loosely tie the October celebration to spring planting festivals from Australia’s past. (Yes, it’s spring in the Southern Hemisphere.) But many admit that it’s also just a good excuse to share photos of wombats and eat cake, preferably chocolate.
We did not invent this, honest
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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Porcupine
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Happy Presidents Day
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Rosa Parks Day
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Siblings Day
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Cetacean Saturday
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Under Parisian skies
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Row, row, row your gondola
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An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Valentines Day
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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Penn Station
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A walk among the giants
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We re gonna need a bigger birdhouse
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Borrego Badlands
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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A wassailing we go
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Florentine garden brings generations together
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month