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YES, IT IS as simple as that. Following an extensive survey at TheJournal.ie HQ (ok, it was a show of hands), we have come to the conclusion that wombats are pretty amazing.
These quadrupedal marsupials (we don’t know what that means either) which are native to Australia may have teeth that go bitey and claws that go swipey, but no matter.
As a great many humans prove each and every day, it’s amazing what you can get away with when you look like butter wouldn’t melt.
We could have waited until (unofficial) Wombat Day but as it falls on Monday 22 October, as opposed to today, it just wouldn’t have worked.
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To get you in the mood for the slideshow to come, here’s a wombat strutting its stuff.
But even in teddy bear form, it's still pretty cute. (Flickr.Whisker/Flickr)
Tickles
Despite the crazy claws, how could you resist wanting to wrap a wombat in cloth and cuddle it like a child. (feverblue/Flickr)
Hairy nosed wombat at your service
Even MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro loves them. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Here's looking at you, wombat
Check out those come to 'whatever the wombat equivalent of a bed is' eyes. (Christian Haugen/Flickr)
Asleep on the job
The job being looking cute, which wombats still manage to pull off effortlessly, even with their eyes closed. (zayzayem/Flickr)
Wombat with human accessory
Why lie down just anywhere when a human will happily provide the headrest. (feverblue/Flickr)
Cute animal picture overload alert
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden provides us with not one but two cute animals in the form of a wombat and a koala. (Julian Parker/UK Press/Press Association Images)
Behold the wombatinator
A rare shot of the W-800 cyborg (right), which we believe to have been sent back from the future to kill all cute animals. (Big Blue Ocean/Flickr)
Sunday 24 November, 2024
Sunday 24 November, 2024
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It's the Friday before a bank holiday weekend. So here's a slideshow of wombats
YES, IT IS as simple as that. Following an extensive survey at TheJournal.ie HQ (ok, it was a show of hands), we have come to the conclusion that wombats are pretty amazing.
These quadrupedal marsupials (we don’t know what that means either) which are native to Australia may have teeth that go bitey and claws that go swipey, but no matter.
As a great many humans prove each and every day, it’s amazing what you can get away with when you look like butter wouldn’t melt.
We could have waited until (unofficial) Wombat Day but as it falls on Monday 22 October, as opposed to today, it just wouldn’t have worked.
To get you in the mood for the slideshow to come, here’s a wombat strutting its stuff.
(ClemMcIntosh/YouTube)
So anyway, wombats are cool, even though they don’t appear to do much, as our slideshow proves:
NOT a wombat
Tickles
Hairy nosed wombat at your service
Here's looking at you, wombat
Asleep on the job
Wombat with human accessory
Cute animal picture overload alert
Behold the wombatinator
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