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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA baby wombat was left all alone in the world. This woman became her mommy.
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A baby wombat was left all alone in the world. This woman became her mommy. (Original Post)
catbyte
May 2021
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Trueblue1968
(17,217 posts)1. I WANT A BABY WOMBAT !!!!!
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)2. I called dibs first !!
Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)6. For Christmas? Instead of a hippopotamus?
irisblue
(32,973 posts)3. many wombats have herpes, no one will believe you got it from a wombat, I'm just saying
source-https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2015-10-07/herpes-widespread-in-australian-marsupials/6783450
snip-"Around a third of wild Australian marsupials, and nearly half of wild wombats, have active herpes virus infections, suggests the largest study of its kind.
The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, have implications for preventing serious disease outbreaks from herpes viruses in zoos."
more at source.
another way Australian animals mess with humans
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)4. K and R...Wonderful!!!
liberalla
(9,246 posts)5. So cute!
Very lucky they found the baby wombat soon enough after the accident to save her!