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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And they can run 40kph/25mph

[–] Kayel 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For non-aussies, wombats are terrifyingly aggressive. I'm very glad they don't come west

[–] Falafels 11 points 1 year ago

Anything that can poo out a cube should not be messed with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I actually don’t believe you that doesn’t sound very realistic tbh

[–] Kayel 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assure you, I have not taped a duck bill to a mammal. It is indeed a platypus.

Also, it lactates and lays eggs.

[–] MrJollyLivesNextDoor 2 points 1 year ago

Im not sure about 40km/h but there speed is something you have to see to believe. Once we were standing beside our car on a road inside a national park and a wombat came trotting along the road and passed us.

I ran along behind it for a while for fun , then it took off like a rocket and left me for dead. It then veered off the road and crashed through the bush into a gully like a bowling ball or sonic the hedgehog. All we could hear was the sound of breaking trees.