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Wombat With Carrots

Photo: A wombat with carrots
A wombat on a reserve munches on carrots. Wombats in the wild prefer to feed on grasses, roots, and bark.
Photograph by Anne Keiser

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See a photo of a blue-winged kookaburra perched on a log on the Australian coast.

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Photo of the Day: Hands Up!

See a photo of a surprised-looking brushtail possum in Tasmania, Australia.

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Shark Bay

Get up close and personal with the voracious tiger sharks of Australia's Shark Bay in this Field Tales feature.

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