The Wombat was rather distressed to find out that the wallaby recaptured in Northern Ireland the other day was not the one that had gone missing a couple of weeks earlier! [BBC News story]
On the other hand, he was sort of pleased that there are so many other marsupials roaming around the Irish countryside - he doesn't feel quite so alone anymore.
Showing posts with label other marsupials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label other marsupials. Show all posts
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Friday, 22 June 2012
More marsupial news
The Wombat is very relieved to hear that the missing wallaby has been found! [BBC News story]. He managed to make it about 30 miles from home, and The Wombat's quite impressed since he's sure his own little legs couldn't take him that far.
Some other news made him a bit sad though. A mass grave of giant wombats has been found in Australia [Yahoo! News story]. He did perk up when he realised that they weren't his actual recent relatives, because they'd died somewhere between 100 and 200 million years ago...
Some other news made him a bit sad though. A mass grave of giant wombats has been found in Australia [Yahoo! News story]. He did perk up when he realised that they weren't his actual recent relatives, because they'd died somewhere between 100 and 200 million years ago...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Wallaby on the loose!
The Wombat spends quite a bit of time in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland - he was there just this past weekend - and he's very very worried about a wallaby that's running loose in Tyrone, having abandoned his mates and babies.
[BBC News item]
Hopefully he's not looking for The Wombat, because he's now back in Dublin... which means Wally's going to wrong way!
[BBC News item]
Hopefully he's not looking for The Wombat, because he's now back in Dublin... which means Wally's going to wrong way!
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
The white Wombat
The Wombat is naturally interested in his relatives around the world,
and he was very relieved that a rare white wombat found orphaned in
Australia has now been nursed back to health.
(BBC news story)
(BBC news story)
Thursday, 7 July 2011
How the mighty have... shrunk?
Scientists in Australia have identified the skeleton of a three-tonne wombat the size of a 4x4, which lived two million years ago (see the BBC story).
What with only being 14cm from nose to tail-tag, The Wombat has gone into temporary hiding out of sheer envy.
What with only being 14cm from nose to tail-tag, The Wombat has gone into temporary hiding out of sheer envy.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Natural History in Washington DC
As well as visiting the nation's monuments, The Wombat visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
He stopped first in the rotunda to imagine the power of a charging elephant! Luckily, this one wasn't going anywhere.
An Irish elk was a comfortingly familiar sight... "Fancy meeting you here!"
But after that, it all got scary again. First, The Wombat was menaced by a giant ground sloth.
Then a bobcat appeared to attack...
The Wombat naturally has a fear of dingoes!
And even the horse's ancestor, Hyracotherium, can look scary from the wrong angle.
But finally, The Wombat found some safety by returning to the pouch. Even if it wasn't quite the right species.
He stopped first in the rotunda to imagine the power of a charging elephant! Luckily, this one wasn't going anywhere.
An Irish elk was a comfortingly familiar sight... "Fancy meeting you here!"
But after that, it all got scary again. First, The Wombat was menaced by a giant ground sloth.
Then a bobcat appeared to attack...
The Wombat naturally has a fear of dingoes!
And even the horse's ancestor, Hyracotherium, can look scary from the wrong angle.
But finally, The Wombat found some safety by returning to the pouch. Even if it wasn't quite the right species.
Sunday, 5 July 2009
The other travelling wombats
It's been recently pointed out to The Wombat that he isn't in fact the only travelling (or traveling) wombat in the world. He's not sure whether to be glad that he's got some fellows out there, or to be miffed that he isn't as unique as he'd thought... He did go and have a look at the others though, to see what they're up to. Apparently, not a lot... but here are some links anyway.
- Fabulous Adventures of Mister Wombat (last updated September 2008)
- Moral the Traveling Wombat (last updated September 2008)
- Wally the Colorado Wombat (last updated ?)
- Wendel Wentworth the Wandering Wombat (last updated March 2009)
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Badly-behaved Marsupials
The Wombat was quite shocked today to read on the BBC News website about a group of fellow marsupials who have been behaving in quite a disgraceful manner.
Although The Wombat isn't averse to a drink or two, so far he's drawn the line at hard drugs. But this article describes how wallabies in Tasmania are eating poppies grown for medicine, getting high on the opiates they contain, and then making complete spectacles of themselves. And incidentally, creating crop circles.
The Wombat wishes everyone to know that he has never been involved in crop circle creation, and utterly condemns those who are. Unless they're extraterrestrials, in which case all well and good.
Although The Wombat isn't averse to a drink or two, so far he's drawn the line at hard drugs. But this article describes how wallabies in Tasmania are eating poppies grown for medicine, getting high on the opiates they contain, and then making complete spectacles of themselves. And incidentally, creating crop circles.
The Wombat wishes everyone to know that he has never been involved in crop circle creation, and utterly condemns those who are. Unless they're extraterrestrials, in which case all well and good.
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