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A baby wombat was left all alone in the world. This woman became her mommy. (Original Post) catbyte May 2021 OP
I WANT A BABY WOMBAT !!!!! Trueblue1968 May 2021 #1
I called dibs first !! alittlelark May 2021 #2
For Christmas? Instead of a hippopotamus? Blue Owl May 2021 #6
many wombats have herpes, no one will believe you got it from a wombat, I'm just saying irisblue May 2021 #3
K and R...Wonderful!!! Stuart G May 2021 #4
So cute! liberalla May 2021 #5

irisblue

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3. many wombats have herpes, no one will believe you got it from a wombat, I'm just saying
Sat May 1, 2021, 04:12 PM
May 2021

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
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