I’ve seen wombats like twice maybe along the road and I never imagined they’d be capable of such grace and poise
graceful wombats
Submitted 5 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Mothra@mander.xyz 5 months ago
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Ive seen many a wambat beside the road. Unfortunatly most of em have bene hit by cars and are thus dead.
Mothra@mander.xyz 5 months ago
:(
zephorah@lemm.ee 5 months ago
This is awwww material.
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
You should crosspost then (^_^)
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 5 months ago
♬ I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky ♪TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 5 months ago
How far do you think he got?
NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 5 months ago
That was the last time it was seen before it flew back to its home planet
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Itty bitty war elephant.
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Truly a beautiful creature!
Mwa@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Thought it was British,Australian for Sheep but a wombat is a separate animal
RedCarCastle@aussie.zone 5 months ago
What?
psud@aussie.zone 5 months ago
They thought “wombat” was a synonym for sheep. This image disabused them off that misconception
affiliate@lemmy.world 5 months ago
he looks like he’s about to fall down into the water :(
SuperApples@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Wombat are extremely powerful. They are expert diggers. They have extremely hard butts and if any predators follow down into their holes, the wombat can kick upwards, crushing their pursuer’s skull against the roof.
Despite their little legs, they can run in a straight line up to 40km/h. That puddle ain’t shit.
If you hit a roo with your car, the roo bounces off. If you hit a wombat with your tire, it can break the axle and put your car out of commission.
Wombats are the tanks of the marsupial world. Don’t fuck with a wombat.
KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Mortal Wombat
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I once came across a large adult wombat just chilling in the middle of a single lane road in a national park. Wikipedia says they grow up to 35kg, but I swear this one was pushing 50kg; like a large bulldog crossed with a pig. He continued to waddle down the middle of the road as I swerved from side to side, trying to get him to move over so I could go around. I had places to be, and drugs to consume. He did not give a fuck. He couldn’t give one single iota of a fuck. I eventually got outta the car and chased him. The majestic chonk ran faster than I could for a solid 100 meters before he darted off into the bushes. Don’t fuck with a wombat. They are the honey badgers of Oz.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Not armadillo?
SuperApples@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Being that they’re from the Americas, I doubt Armadillos are marsupial. Probably closer relation to a sloth than a platypus.
blazeknave@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Came to ask if there are downsizes to hugging and wrapping my arms around that belly! 😢