Posted on 02/26/2018 10:47:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
Australian's best-known wombat, George, has left the home he's known since he was rescued from his mother's pouch after she was killed on the NSW Central Coast in 2016.
George has been living at the Australian Reptile Park but on Friday was transferred to his new digs at Ceder Creek Wombat Sanctuary.
"We are sad to see George go and miss him already," reptile park general manager Tim Faulkner said.
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I am sure he will be happy in his new home.
His previous care takers can go visit him.
Super cute little fellow!
Factoids: Wombats are marsupials, and the females of the species have backward facing pouches. Their digestive cycle is slow, 8-14 days, and their scat is cube-shaped. Only in Oz.
Cube shaped? No way. That would make roids so much worse.
Poor things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UzyXO-mzk
Actually wombats dig a lot and have serious teeth and claws. Not good pet characteristics. And yes, they reportedly do Shiite the proverbial bricks, ha! Still he’s cute!
They can be pets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yno7w-j49R8
Super! Thanks
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