While turning 31 might not be the most significant of birthdays, for a certain wombat, it's a very important day.
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Winnie the wombat, who is the oldest wombat in Australia, and possibly the world, celebrated her birthday on Saturday at the National Zoo.
One of the zoo's main attractions, Winnie arrived in 1992. Team leader of Australian native animals Danielle Johinke said Winnie had been one of the longest-serving residents at the zoo. "Originally she was a rescue wombat and she went on to Birdland at Batemans Bay, and she came to us when she was six," she said.
"She's been here on the site longer than the National Zoo and Aquarium has."
The species normally has a lifespan of about 10 to 15 years in the wild and an average life expectancy of 25 in captivity.