An n woman has shared a surprising encounter with a wombat in her home.
In a video posted on social media, the woman walked into her living room after hearing rustling noises and asked: ‘What the f*** is happening behind my couch?’
She then approached the right-hand side of the couch and pointed the camera behind it, revealing a large wombat lying on its side.
‘The f*** are you doing?’ she said.
The wombat responded by snorting and scratched the back of the couch.
The woman repeats: ‘Huh?… What the f*** are you doing?’
In reply the wombat snorted again and scratched the couch again.
‘Leave my couch alone!’ the woman said.
The video didn’t explain why the wombat was found inside the house or hiding behind the couch. However, Daily Mail understands the woman who shared it is a veterinary student who helps care for sick native animals.
The video has received more than 2.5M likes and over 8,000 comments and users were surprised that it was a wombat behind the couch.
‘I definitely didn’t expect a wombat!’ one said.
‘I’d be so happy to find a wombat eating and scratching at my couch,’ another said.
Overseas social media users also weighed in: ‘Would prefer this to the rat that sh*t all over my kitchen in Leeds last year,’ one said.
Another replied: ‘In NYC we have mice and rats.’
Wombats are short-legged marsupials native to .
They can measure 1.3m long and weigh 36kg.
Wombats are amongst the world’s largest burrowing animals.
They dig extensive burrow systems with their rodent-like front teeth and powerful claws.
They have a backward-facing pouch so when digging it doesn’t gather soil in its pouch over its young.
Although nocturnal, wombats may also venture out to feed on cool or overcast days.
They have a very long digestive process that normally takes 14 to 18 days.
Wombats have distinctive-cube shaped faeces they stack to mark territories and to attract mates.
Wombats are herbivores with their diet including grasses, herbs, bark and roots.
The marsupial prefers to be left alone and can become vicious when feeling threatened.
Wombats can travel 3km a night to eat grass, shoots, roots and shrubs.