It was long believed that wombats had a top speed of 40 kilometres per hour, but as it turns out, there is no real evidence to back that claim. So, how fast can they actually run? 📹 by Louise Miolin via ABC Northern Tasmania | ABC Hobart
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It was long believed that wombats had a top speed of 40 kilometres per hour, but as it turns out, there is no real evidence to back that claim. So, how fast can they actually run? 📹 by Louise Miolin via ABC Northern Tasmania | ABC Hobart
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LOOK AT THOSE STUMPY LEGS GO! 😍 Did you know wombats can run as fast as 40k per hour? That's faster than Usain Bolt's average speed! This one was out for a jog in Bungonia National Park on Saturday. 📹: Lindsay McDougall | ABC Western Queensland
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LOOK AT THOSE STUMPY LEGS GO! 😍 Did you know wombats can run as fast as 40k per hour? That's faster than Usain Bolt's average speed! This one was out for a jog in Bungonia National Park on Saturday. 📹: Lindsay McDougall | ABC Western Queensland
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Fast like lightning. ⚡ A long-standing assumption that a wombat can run at speeds up to 40 kilometres per hour has been questioned lately. Experts have weighed in about their experience working with wombats and shared anecdotal evidence. Verifying the land speed of a wombat is a tricky undertaking. Many in the field have accepted the 40km/h figure as fact enough, but we just don’t have the solid evidence to say for sure. Have you ever seen a wombat run? #WombatWednesday 📷 | wombat_kindy on Inst
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Fast like lightning. ⚡ A long-standing assumption that a wombat can run at speeds up to 40 kilometres per hour has been questioned lately. Experts have weighed in about their experience working with wombats and shared anecdotal evidence. Verifying the land speed of a wombat is a tricky undertaking. Many in the field have accepted the 40km/h figure as fact enough, but we just don’t have the solid evidence to say for sure. Have you ever seen a wombat run? #WombatWednesday 📷 | wombat_kindy on Inst
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Do you know how fast wombats can run? Yolandi Vermaak of Wombat Rescue joined us in the Australian Geographic studio to answer all our readers' questions about wombats!⁠ To watch the full video, comment a leaf emoji below and get your wombat fact fix with a video link directly to your DMs! 🍃 #wombat #wombats #australia #aussie #aussieanimals #australian #animals #cuteanimals #babyanimals #funnyanimals #nature #wildlife #funfacts | Australian Geographic
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Do you know how fast wombats can run? Yolandi Vermaak of Wombat Rescue joined us in the Australian Geographic studio to answer all our readers' questions about wombats!⁠ To watch the full video, comment a leaf emoji below and get your wombat fact fix with a video link directly to your DMs! 🍃 #wombat #wombats #australia #aussie #aussieanimals #australian #animals #cuteanimals #babyanimals #funnyanimals #nature #wildlife #funfacts | Australian Geographic
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wombats might not look like they can ran fast but they can run 40 kilometers per hour (24.9 miles per hour). If sustained, this would allow a wombat to run 100 meters (328 feet) in 9 seconds, smashing the (human) world record of 9.58 seconds.#tasmania #wildlife #cuteanimals #wombat #animallovers | Animals.of.tasmania
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wombats might not look like they can ran fast but they can run 40 kilometers per hour (24.9 miles per hour). If sustained, this would allow a wombat to run 100 meters (328 feet) in 9 seconds, smashing the (human) world record of 9.58 seconds.#tasmania #wildlife #cuteanimals #wombat #animallovers | Animals.of.tasmania
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It’s Wednesday and that means wombats! 🐾 Do you know how fast wombats can run? 🏃 a) 4km/h b) 10km/h c) 40km/h Comment your answer below! #wombat #australia #australianwildlife | WWF-Australia
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It’s Wednesday and that means wombats! 🐾 Do you know how fast wombats can run? 🏃 a) 4km/h b) 10km/h c) 40km/h Comment your answer below! #wombat #australia #australianwildlife | WWF-Australia
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Built like a tank, runs like a sports car 🚗💨 The Common Wombat may look slow and lumbering, but don’t be fooled by its stout frame—this marsupial is built for sudden bursts of surprising speed. Found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania, common wombats are solitary herbivores that spend much of their time digging and foraging. They live in extensive burrow systems and rely on a diet of grasses, roots, and bark. When threatened, wombats can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h —faster than many peop
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Built like a tank, runs like a sports car 🚗💨 The Common Wombat may look slow and lumbering, but don’t be fooled by its stout frame—this marsupial is built for sudden bursts of surprising speed. Found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania, common wombats are solitary herbivores that spend much of their time digging and foraging. They live in extensive burrow systems and rely on a diet of grasses, roots, and bark. When threatened, wombats can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h —faster than many peop
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Can you outrun a fully grown wombat? #throwback to when Gomez was still on the farm, and only about a third grown. It might not look like it in the video, but I am running FAST! And Gomez is right up my egg-shute! If you encountered a fully grown wombat in the wild, I think you'd have a hard time trying to outrun it. Wombats clock in around 40km/hr at their top speed (25mph) and can maintain that for 90seconds or so. It's a skill that helps them get out of danger QUICK! Do you think you can run
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Can you outrun a fully grown wombat? #throwback to when Gomez was still on the farm, and only about a third grown. It might not look like it in the video, but I am running FAST! And Gomez is right up my egg-shute! If you encountered a fully grown wombat in the wild, I think you'd have a hard time trying to outrun it. Wombats clock in around 40km/hr at their top speed (25mph) and can maintain that for 90seconds or so. It's a skill that helps them get out of danger QUICK! Do you think you can run
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