the same simple manner as the Opossum and 

 other small animals. Its fur is coarse and 

 strong. These animals are particularly num- 

 erous in the southern parts of Australia, 

 where "Wombat holes" often cause a danger- 

 ous fall to the horseman as he rides through 

 the bush at full speed, perhaps after a mob of 

 wild cattle. 



