Wain the wombat is confirmed as the oldest living wombat in captivity ever at the age of 32 – equivalent to over 100 human years.
, Wain was rescued from his mother's pouch after a car accident in November 1989. He was later taken to the Satsukiyama Zoo in Japan with two other wombats, Wonder and Tai, in 1990.the World Wildlife Fund"Although he was seen by a vet in the past a couple of times, he never got sick in the past few years. We don’t know why this is, but this nature-filled and quiet environment this zoo has may have something to do with it," the zoo said in a statement to Guinness.
Wain wakes up in the morning and eats breakfast then takes a nap under the sun. His diet consists of grass, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, apples and carrots – although the zoo says he is not a big fan of those.The world's oldest living dog, a chihuahua named TobyKeith, breaks Guinness World record
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