Animals

The whiskers are spread across the skin and vibrissae are found on the eyebrow, cheeks, upper lip, and both sides of the muzzle.

Their lifespan depends on many factors, but they are considered long-lived birds (their New Zealand cousins, Kakapo parrots, live up to 95 years).

Their diet consists of small animals found on or under the sand. The typical meal comprises ray-finned fish, crustaceans, snails, shrimps, and worms.

They are sharp and point backward, allowing the fish to hold captured prey easily. The snout is flat and long, tapering towards the end.

Vombatus, whose only representative is the common wombat; Lasiorhinus, containing two species: northern hairy-nosed wombat, also called yaminon, and southern hairy-nosed wombat.

Those nocturnal amphibians start to seek food as soon as it gets dark and are active during whole night. Mating also occurs at night.