Man attacked by Wombat

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I find it very hard to believe that a wombat would 'take revenge' after the trauma of having its habitat destroyed!
 
Of all the creatures he could have been attacked by........it was one of the more "cute and cuddly" looking ones to go for him!

Blatantly a conspiracy.....the marsupials are rebelling! Run for your lives!
 
ZYBen said:
I find it very hard to believe that a wombat would 'take revenge' after the trauma of having its habitat destroyed!
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I agree, that's not the reason. Anyone who works with wombats knows they don't hold a grudge..... LOL.

However, it is unusual behaviour for a wombat. Most of the time they just head straight off into the bush. Unless we haven't heard the whole story and the guy somehow provoked it.

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Hix
 
Perhaps he trod on the wombat or something like that? I can't see a wombat attacking so violently un-provoked!
 
Other reports said it had mange causing its irritation and agresivness
 
Archie is fine, I've never had a problem..yet, but once he gets word of this Wombat Rebillion we will have to watch out!! but then again servicing Wombat enclosures during the daylight, and being a facility that allows our wombats to sleep during the day makes it easier.
 
Ara said:
Who's Archie?
The Killer Wombat of Darling Downs Zoo?

(Flee for your lives!)
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Possibly the world's only carnivorous wombat.

ZYBen hasn't had a problem [yet] because his legs are too skinny for Archie's old eyes to see!

Archie came to us from Coffs Harbour Zoo when it closed. He is very old and will see out his remaining years here. He has never seen the campaign against domestic violence and so took great delight in beating up his wife and any keeper who ventured within reach. We separated them on their arrival here which ended the domestics. His wife passed away a couple of months back.

After his eventual demise we will acquire young animals and endeavour to breed them.
 
Steve Robinson said:
Possibly the world's only carnivorous wombat.
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What sort of a daft statement is that, Steve?

Almost every wombat I've ever met has had a carnivorous streak (or gave that impression at least). Even handreared babies always seem to develop a taste for ankle-flesh at about 11 months of age and it becomes an absolute obsession - it appears their only goal in life is to amputate as many human feet as possible!

Ben, be thankful Archie sleeps during the day. At Taronga there used to be a wombat named Wallace, who had dug a lot of holes in his pen, a veritable warren. If you went in to clean his water bowl or whatever, he would literally explode out of a hidden burrow at you!

He was even worse during NightZoo!

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
What sort of a daft statement is that, Steve?

Almost every wombat I've ever met has had a carnivorous streak (or gave that impression at least). Even handreared babies always seem to develop a taste for ankle-flesh at about 11 months of age and it becomes an absolute obsession - it appears their only goal in life is to amputate as many human feet as possible!



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Hix
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Yep - that sums up wombats pretty well!:D
 
Hix said:
What sort of a daft statement is that, Steve?

Almost every wombat I've ever met has had a carnivorous streak (or gave that impression at least). Even handreared babies always seem to develop a taste for ankle-flesh at about 11 months of age and it becomes an absolute obsession - it appears their only goal in life is to amputate as many human feet as possible!
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From my experience (although not personal) wombats have a habit of leaping up to bite at about crotch height... Makes foot amputation seem mild.
 
Just thinking, this event happened on April 1st (by my Calculation.) Any chance it could be made up. I mean, do you have April fool’s day in Oz?
 
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