I didnt know wombats could run so fast.

rosco · Senior Member

I didnt know wombats could run so fast.

goinsoon · Guru

I dunno about running but I know a wombat that is pretty good at crawling yawn

Gerty Dancer · Guru

I know theres a lot of jokes about a certain Wombat here, but please remember wild wombats can be dangerous!

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I'm sure the wombat on here could be dangerous if we covered up his hole.

JRH · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
I'm sure the wombat on here could be dangerous if we covered up his hole.

Cover up his hole and he will explode. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin Wish I had thought of that. biggrin biggrin

Vic · Guru

rosco wrote:

I later did a google search to see how fast a wombat could run. Would you believe they can do a hundred metres in less than 10 seconds? Faster than an olympic sprinter.
Remind me never to get too close to a randy wombat.
Cheers
Ross

That's very interesting Ross and like Gerty says they can be very dangerous.

Mrs Wombat told me our resident Wombat can get quite randy too and she has to give him a few good kicks to keep him inline which I am sure we can all understand. Here is a pic of Wombat in human form when we last saw him after Mrs Wombat had straightened him out a bit.

Footnote: Wombats cannot outrun frilled necked lizards which run on two legs for extra speed and are called bipeds.......

JRH · Guru

Vic wrote:
rosco wrote:

I later did a google search to see how fast a wombat could run. Would you believe they can do a hundred metres in less than 10 seconds? Faster than an olympic sprinter.
Remind me never to get too close to a randy wombat.
Cheers
Ross
That's very interesting Ross and like Gerty says they can be very dangerous.
Mrs Wombat told me our resident Wombat can get quite randy too and she has to give him a few good kicks to keep him inline which I am sure we can all understand. Here is a pic of Wombat in human form when we last saw him after Mrs Wombat had straightened him out a bit.
Footnote: Wombats cannot outrun frilled necked lizards which run on two legs for extra speed and are called bipeds.......

Wombats can't outrun shotgun pellets either. smile smile smile smile

Ole_Grizzly · Senior Member

Heck ! You guys really cut me up...the laughs I get from this forum are such damned good medicine..thanks.

JRH · Guru

Ole_Grizzly wrote:
Heck ! You guys really cut me up...the laughs I get from this forum are such damned good medicine..thanks.

Onlt too happy to oblige Dennis smile smile smile smile

goinsoon · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
I'm sure the wombat on here could be dangerous if we covered up his hole.

was that covered his hole or coveted his hole

Cruising Granny · Guru

My mind went into animation mode as I pictured the description of wombat activities. Apart from the obvious risk factor it must have been funny to watch as a spectator.

Esmeralda · Guru

If wombats can run so fast why are there so many dead ones on the side of the road?? Just curious..........

rosco · Senior Member

Esmeralda wrote:
If wombats can run so fast why are there so many dead ones on the side of the road?? Just curious..........

Probably the same reason you see so many dead wallabies and kangaroos

goinsoon · Guru

Esmeralda wrote:
If wombats can run so fast why are there so many dead ones on the side of the road?? Just curious..........

It is probably due to the direction in which they choose to run

JRH · Guru

goinsoon wrote:
Esmeralda wrote:
If wombats can run so fast why are there so many dead ones on the side of the road?? Just curious..........
It is probably due to the direction in which they choose to run

It is because they have no road sense in fact no sense at all, poor dumb flea bitten creatures. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

blaze · Guru

Esmeralda wrote:
If wombats can run so fast why are there so many dead ones on the side of the road?? Just curious..........

In tassie it is to do wit the warmth in the road as well as the drainage system on te side of te road creates a nice patch of fresh moist grass in te dryer months

cheers

blaze

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I was once told that wombats are a bit silly and do silly things smile

Actually come to think of it, I have seen a few silly things from a wombat on here smile , so maybe it's true. biggrin biggrin

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Esmeralda, their eyesight is actually fairly poor, I guess they dont see cars till its too late. Then they take the same defense action as they do down their hole... put their bum toward the threat! Their bum is really strong and tough, dingoes cant bite into it so I heard. Not much use against a car though poor things.

rosco · Senior Member

_wombat_ wrote:
Well I have to answer some of these post's, I don't know why but I must do it. it may take a while
rosco, thanks for that info, where are your pics of my cousins?
GS thanks mate I can see this topic going on ALL DAY, thanks to rosco for starting it.

Here you go wommy, she's a little cutie that cousin of yours, she's in the third pic, juniors in the final pic.

Ross

ps, I showed the 5 year old grandaughter that first pic and she said "wow a hippopotomus" Hope you dont look like him wommy

-- Edited by rosco on Wednesday 7th of March 2012 08:56:16 PM

-- Edited by rosco on Wednesday 7th of March 2012 08:58:24 PM

Vic · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
I was once told that wombats are a bit silly and do silly things
Actually come to think of it, I have seen a few silly things from a wombat on here, so maybe it's true.

As they say Doug, no sense, no feeling wink biggrin

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Well I have to answer some of these post's, I don't know why but I must do it. biggrin it may take a while

rosco, thanks for that info, where are your pics of my cousins?

GS thanks mate biggrin

GD I can be dangerous also biggrin

Doug, you leave my hole alone biggrin

JRH, I can outrun shotgun pellets biggrin

Esmeralda, cars and trucks go faster biggrin

JHR, I do not have fleas, well maybe I do, will have to get my hole cleaned out biggrin

blaze, at least we get one sensible answer.

Doug, you know wombats can go off people biggrin

Hey GD another good reply, but I have had my eyes operated on last year.

Vic, I have sense and feelings biggrin

I can see this topic going on ALL DAY, thanks to rosco for starting it.

Cruising Granny · Guru

Hitting a wombat with a motor vehicle especially from the hard a..s end can roll the vehicle over.
While they look soft, fluffy and cuddly they are anything but. Or is that butt?
They're strong, tough and solid, so avoid running them over if you can. It could be more than the wombat which gets injured, or worse.
JUest before there were a few dead ones on the side of the Eyre Highway between Border Village and Nundroo, probably because there was green pick feed on the sides of the road. There had been thunderstorms across the country at that time and as we know, the shoulders go green first from the run-off.
Drive carefully folks.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
Well I have to answer some of these post's, I don't know why but I must do it. it may take a while
rosco, thanks for that info, where are your pics of my cousins?
GS thanks mate
GD I can be dangerous also
Doug, you leave my hole alone
JRH, I can outrun shotgun pellets
Esmeralda, cars and trucks go faster
JHR, I do not have fleas, well maybe I do, will have to get my hole cleaned out
blaze, at least we get one sensible answer.
Doug, you know wombats can go off people
Hey GD another good reply, but I have had my eyes operated on last year.
Vic, I have sense and feelings
I can see this topic going on ALL DAY, thanks to rosco for starting it.

HAhahaha

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

great shots rosco, I like the one with the 3 of them

rosco · Senior Member

_wombat_ wrote:
great shots rosco, I like the one with the 3 of them

Yes, pity they wouldnt smile for the camera.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

rosco wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
great shots rosco, I like the one with the 3 of them
Yes, pity they wouldnt smile for the camera.

what have we got to smile about, we are short legged, fat and furry things biggrin

rosco · Senior Member

_wombat_ wrote:
rosco wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
great shots rosco, I like the one with the 3 of them
Yes, pity they wouldnt smile for the camera.
what have we got to smile about, we are short legged, fat and furry things

...........but cute..........