Australia furious with American who stole wombat

An American influencer sparks outrage in Australia for having snatched a joey from a worried wombat. She has now left the country.

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The influencer, who describes herself as an "outdoor enthusiast and hunter", made her Instagram account private on Thursday after a video she published created headlines in Australia.

I caught a "baby wombat", says the influencer in the video and laughs, while running away from the wombat's seemingly worried mother in the dark.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the behavior scandalous.

I suggest that this so-called influencer might try some other Australian animals. Take a crocodile baby from its mother and see how it goes, said the Prime Minister.

A wombat is a protected marsupial in Australia and is one of the largest burrowing mammals. They are herbivores.

Take another animal that can actually fight back instead of stealing a wombat baby from its mother, continued Albanese angrily.

Australia's Migration Minister Tony Burke responded by initiating an investigation into the woman's tourist visa and on Friday, it was announced that she had left the country.

It has never been better to be a "baby wombat" in Australia, says Burke about the news.

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