A couple holidaying in Tasmania's remote north-west have captured a wombat foraging in the ocean. The footage has surprised wombat experts, who say the behaviour is highly unusual.

Across the country, Aussie wildlife are rapidly losing their habitat as humans move into their area. Last year, Yahoo reported a four-month-old bare-nosed wombat in Victoria was rescued after its mother was killed after being struck by a vehicle.

"One of WPSA directors living in Tasmania often sees evidence of wombat footprints along the beach where she lives and we know they are sometimes seen on beaches along the Victori

American tourists Chaz and Bee Taylor filmed the wombat while hiking near Bluff Hill Point on Tasmania's northwest coast.