--- description: When photographer Sean Scott recently visited Flinders Island in Tasmania, Australia, he made a tiny new best friend, Derrick the wombat. title: Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 17, 2016 5:29 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 17, 2016 5:29 PM CUT When photographer Sean Scott recently visited Flinders Island in Tasmania, [Australia](http://time.com/4243192/australian-man-pet-snake-swimming/ "undefined"), he made a [tiny new best friend](http://time.com/4227408/baby-meerkats-playing-riverview-park-zoo/ "undefined"), Derrick the wombat. The [baby animal](http://time.com/4006546/baby-animals-travel/ "undefined") was caught on tape following Scott around and running straight towards the camera. Scott also captured some adorable close-up shots of the young wombat. **Read More:** [Happy 29th Birthday to What Is Believed to Be The Oldest Wombat in Captivity](http://time.com/3192278/oldest-wombat/ "undefined") He wrote on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/www.seanscottphotography.com.au/timeline "undefined") that Derrick is currently being cared for by Kate, “the wombat lady of Flinders Island.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4263067/baby-wombat-runs-straight-towards-camera/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4263067/baby-wombat-runs-straight-towards-camera/"},"headline":"Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You","datePublished":"2016-03-17T17:29:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:58.959Z","description":"His name is Derrick","url":"https://time.com/4263067/baby-wombat-runs-straight-towards-camera/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","animal videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4263067/baby-wombat-runs-straight-towards-camera/","name":"Watch an Adorable Baby Wombat Run Straight Towards You"}}]}] ```