Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic

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Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic

The four wombats were too young to be left at the wombat orphanage Small runs in Goongerah, outside Melbourne.

Courtesy Emily Small

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic

Maple the milk snail munching on greens. Zucchini peels are her favorite.

Gabrielle Munoz

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic

Socks the ferret and the family dog.

Rachael Adkins

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By Jessie Yeung, CNN

The global pandemic made 2020 an exhausting year, but for many people one thing brought some much-needed relief -- animals.

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Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — Two of the four wombats that lived with in her Melbourne apartment during lockdown.
Emily Small

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — The wombats enjoy jumping onto the couch in 's home in Melbourne, Australia.
Emily Small

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — Gabrielle Munoz and Maple the milk snail at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts in October.
Courtesy Gabrielle Munoz

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — 17-year-old on the balcony of his New Delhi home, where he birdwatched during the lockdown.
Aman Sharma

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — A yellow-footed green pigeon, photographed by in New Delhi, India.
Aman Sharma

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — At any given time, there are likely a number of kangaroo joeys, birds, possums, and other wildlife in 's home.
Pauline Pearce

Wombats, snails, ferrets: The animals that brought us joy during the pandemic — Rachael Adkins' daughter holding Socks the ferret in their home in Woodinville, Washington.
Courtesy Rachael Adkins