Gets Energy Wombats are herbivores that feed at night and mainly eat grasses which include snow tussocks for the Bare-nosed wombat and the Southern Hairy-nosed wombat which eats spear grass, perennial grasses. Wombats also eat herbs, roots, fungi, leaves, mosses, marsh plants and seem to prefer young tender grass shoots when available. Bare-nosed wombats will also forage for food along the seashore. During droughts wombats will also dig up dead grass to get to the roots. A wombat must conserve energy because their diet is low in protein and high in fiber. Since Hairy-nosed live in dry climates the only water they get is from their food and they do not drink much water. Bare-nosed wombats however, like to drink water frequently. Wombats also