John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burrow in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, drives through a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A water station that was installed for wombats and other animals by John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, is seen in a burned-out forest after a wildfire outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burrow in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, checks a dead wombat female for cubs after it was killed by a car after its habitat was destroyed by wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burrow in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A dead wombat female that was killed by a car after its habitat was destroyed by wildfires lies on a road outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. The blue marks indicate that it was checked by a volunteer of Wombat Care Bundanoon. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, places feed for wombats and other animals in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burrow in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, unloads feed for wombats and other animals near a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Soot stains the hands of John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, after he looked for traces of wombats in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

John Creighton, the founder of Wombat Care Bundanoon, looks for traces of wombats in a burned-out forest after wildfires outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

A dead wombat female that was killed by a car after its habitat was destroyed by wildfires lies on a road outside the town of Bundanoon in New South Wales, Australia, January 22, 2020. The blue marks indicate that it was checked by a volunteer of Wombat Care Bundanoon. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Patricia Yang accepts the 2019 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for the study "How Do Wombats Make Cubed Poo?" at the 29th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Tennis player Rafael Nadal of Spain cuddles up to Lola, an Australian wombat in Sydney, January 9, 2017 before the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne begins January 16. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Tennis player Kei Nishikori of Japan cuddles up to Lola, an Australian wombat, in Sydney, January 9, 2017 before the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne begins January 16. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Tennis players Rafael Nadal (R) of Spain and Kei Nishikori of Japan cuddle up to Lola, an Australian wombat, in Sydney, January 9, 2017 before the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne begins January 16. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Tennis players Rafael Nadal (L) of Spain and Kei Nishikori of Japan cuddle up to Lola, an Australian wombat, in Sydney, January 9, 2017 before the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne begins January 16. REUTERS/Jason Reed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove (R) stands with China?s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS)

Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove (L) laughs as he stands with China?s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS)

China?s President Xi Jinping stands next to his wife Peng Liyuan as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS)

Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove (R) stands with China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

China?s President Xi Jinping stands next to his wife Peng Liyuan as she holds a wombat in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS)

Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove (R) stands with China?s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan (C), as she holds a wombat, in the grounds of Government House in Canberra November 17, 2014. Xi is on a three-day official visit to Australia. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada holds a stuffed toy wombat given to her by fans after she won her women's singles quarter-final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 21, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada holds a stuffed toy wombat given to her by fans after she won her women's singles quarter-final match against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at the Rock en Seine Festival in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats performs at the Rock en Seine Festival in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

Derbi 125cc rider Pol Espargaro of Spain poses with a wombat during a media opportunity prior to the Australian Grand Prix, on Phillip Island near Melbourne October 14, 2010. The Australian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT MOTOR RACING ANIMALS)

Aprilia 125cc rider Danny Webb (L) and Suter Moto2 rider Scott Redding, both of Britain, pose with a wombat during a media opportunity prior to the Australian Grand Prix on Phillip Island near Melbourne October 14, 2010. The Australian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT MOTOR RACING ANIMALS)

Ducati MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro of Spain mock kisses a wombat during a media opportunity prior to the Australian Grand Prix on Phillip Island near Melbourne October 14, 2010. The Australian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT MOTOR RACING ANIMALS)

Local band the Wombats perform as part of the opening ceremony to mark the start of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture in Liverpool, northern England January 11, 2008. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN)

A Common Wombat, one of three species of wombat, lies dead on the side of a highway with its belly marked with a red cross just outside the city of Goulburn, located 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Sydney, May 24, 2007. The largest-sized species, the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat known as Australia's rarest marsupial, with only a single colony of around 110 living in a fenced-off area in the northern state of Queensland, has been listed in an American scientific magazine as an animal that faces extinction within a decade. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)

A Common Wombat, one of three species of wombat, lies dead on the side of a highway with its belly marked with a red cross just outside the city of Goulburn, located 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Sydney, May 24, 2007. The largest-sized species, the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat known as Australia's rarest marsupial, with only a single colony of around 110 living in a fenced-off area in the northern state of Queensland, has been listed in an American scientific magazine as an animal that faces extinction within a decade. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA)

Abdul, a baby Hairy-nosed Wombat, is cradled by his keeper during a photocall at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 1, 2005. [A baby boom coupled with warm weather prompted the zoo to bring out a selection of baby animals, some who are being hand reared and requiring round-the-clock care.]

Abdul, a baby Hairy-nosed Wombat, is cradled by his keeper during a photocall at Sydney's Taronga Zoo September 1, 2005. A baby boom coupled with warm weather prompted the zoo to bring out a selection of baby animals, some who are being hand reared and requiring round-the-clock care. REUTERS/Will Burgess WB/YH

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months.

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat is being fed during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months.

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat is being fed during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months.

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat is being fed during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months. REUTERS/David Gray DG/PN

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sits in a makeshift pouch during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sits in a makeshift pouch during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months. REUTERS/David Gray

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months. REUTERS/David Gray

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat is being fed during feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months. REUTERS/David Gray DG/PN

A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. A five-month-old native Australian Common Wombat sleeps in a makeshift pouch after feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, July 28, 2005. The orphaned baby wombat is being hand-raised by keeper Darrelyn Rainey who takes it home with her every day, and must feed it every four hours for at least the next three months. REUTERS/David Gray Pictures of the Month July 2005

The Crown Prince of Brunei, Al-Muhtadee Billah (L), looks at a native
Australian wombat called 'Digby" during a visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo,
March 17, 2003. The prince is on an official visit to Australia and will
meet with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. PP03030024
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Japanese Crown Princess Masako (R) and Crown Prince Naruhito hold
wombats during their visit to Taronga zoo in Sydney December 17, 2002.
The royal couple are on a three day visit to Australia. REUTERS/Dan
Peled/Pool

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Japanese Crown Princess Masako (R) hands over a wombat to Crown Prince
Naruhito during their visit to Taronga zoo in Sydney December 17, 2002.
The royal couple are on a three day visit to Australia. REUTERS/Dan
Peled/Pool

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A police officer covers his nose as he stands downwind from the carcass of a wombat outside Melbourne's Stock Exchange Center June 18. Dead wombats were placed on the steps of the financial centre by an anti-woodchipping group pegging their protest to the G8 Summit being held in Germany. The public anti-woodchipping lobby say demands for woodchips by a Japanese company is ruining forests and killing native animals. ??»

A police officer covers his nose as he stands downwind from the carcass of a wombat outside Melbourne's Stock Exchange Center June 18. Dead wombats were placed on the steps of the financial centre by an anti-woodchipping group pegging their protest to the G8 Summit being held in Germany. The public anti-woodchipping lobby say demands for woodchips by a Japanese company is ruining forests and killing native animals.

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A police officer gives directions to a passerby (L) as a man (R) looks out from inside the Stock Exchange Center in Melbourne June 18. At the feet of the constable lies the carcass of a wombat, a victim of roadkill and burnt logs dumped outside the financial centre by activists protesting against woodchipping and pegging their demonstartion to the G8 Summit by world leaders in Cologne. The public anti-woodchipping lobby say demands for woodchips by a Japanese company is ruining forests and killing animals.

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A five-month-old baby Australian Wombat is held by Sydney Taronga Zoo keeper Annabelle Sehlmeier before being put on public display for the first time January 13. The young-furless wombat was found by a Veterinarian conducting research on the Australian mammals inside it's dead mother's pouch on the side of a New South Wales road.
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A five-month-old baby Australian Wombat is held by Sydney Taronga Zoo keeper Annabelle Sehlmeier before being put on public display for the first time January 13. The young-furless wombat was found by a Veterinarian conducting research on the Australian mammals inside it's dead mother's pouch on the side of a New South Wales road.
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A five-month-old baby Australian Wombat is held by Sydney Taronga Zoo keeper Annabelle Sehlmeier before being put on public display for the first time January 13. The young-furless wombat was found by a Veterinarian conducting research on the Australian mammals inside it's dead mother's pouch on the side of a New South Wales road.

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A five-month-old baby Australian Wombat is held by Sydney Taronga Zoo keeper Annabelle Sehlmeier before being put on public display for the first time January 13. The young-furless wombat was found by a Veterinarian conducting research on the Australian mammals inside it's dead mother's pouch on the side of a New South Wales road.

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