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Wombats have a number of adaptations that allow them to live in a variety of habitats from grasslands, to the bush, to mountain slopes. Their front legs are equipped with sharp claws for digging. This enables them to both forage for plants roots (one of their food sources), and dig burrows for shelter. The claws are strong enough to enable the wombat to dig in the toughest soil. The only surfaces they cannot dig in are solid rock and loose beach-like sand. They are nocturnal, sheltering in their burrows during the day.
Wombats are one of only a few species of marsupial that have a backward-facing pouch. This means that, when the mother wombat digs her burrow, dirt does not fly into the pouch and affect the young joey.
A wombat's teeth are unlike those of any other marsupial, but tend to be more like a rodent's, in that they grow continually throughout the animal's life. Because much of their diet is made up of tough grasses that wear heavily on the teeth, this continual growth ensures that wombats' teeth never wear away.
For defence, the wombat literally uses its backside. It has extra tough, thick skin on its lower back. Because a wombat's burrow is only just big enough for the wombat itself to fit into, in the event of a dog or dingo attack, it will turn around and present only that thicker hide to the aggressor, a hide that is difficult for a dingo's teeth to penetrate. In the absence of a wombat tail, there is nothing for a predator to grasp onto, either.
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What is a horse's functional adaptation?
some examples of a horses functional adaptation, is that that they can sleep standing up. Their coat grows long in cold conditions.
What are functional adaptations?
A part of the body of an animal that is crucial in surviving, in other words a useful and fully functional part of the body.Adaptation is things that is important for any living things such as animals and plants. So functional adaptation means functional facts about things that is important for any living things.
What would cause an animal to make an adaptation?
Adaptation happens when the animal can not survive in the area or place they are in.
What adaptation is hibernating?
Hibernation is a behavioral adaptation. A behavioral adaptation is when a animal changes its behavior.
Is a butterfly an adaptation animal?
yes butterflies are an adaptation animals
What is a functional adaptation?
Enables animals to reproduce successfully either in water or on land
Is the animal adaptation you chose a physical or behavioral adaptation?
no yes it is not yes
What are some animal adaptation poems?
There are many poems about animal adaptation. A few of them are: "Tamaki Tales", "Bye Baby", and "The Barn Owl".
What is a sentence using the word adaptation?
"This play is an adaptation of a short novel." "An adaptation is a change in an organism to fit its environment." "The animal had a special adaptation for its environment."
8.An adaptation in which an animal is protected by itsresemblance to an unpleasant animal?
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Which animal is the best adaptation?
Cat or dog.
What adaptation to the plant and animal i the article?
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