Wombats
Wombats are the topic of the day!
http://www.wombat.echidna.id.au/animals/wombat1.htm
Okay, so I really don't know anything about wombats, but I think they're cute and cuddly, so they automatically get put on to the list of things that I love/really super like. James came up with them for today. I like James a lot. He's married, but is still totally upbeat and happy and funny, which I like. That gives me a little more faith in marriage, not that I'm even thinking about it. But watching people like my parents grow old together totally destroyed a lot of that faith, so James makes me happy.
And, I just spent like an hour and a half looking up food items at kingsoopers.com for our delivery order, and it made me really hungry. I was sitting there looking at things like cupcakes, and jello, and weird yummy random crap like that thinking how much I wanted every item. Hungry. Hungry hungry Anna.
Lastly, here's what I've learned about wombats so far.
There are species entitled the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latrifrons) and the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii). There are species named after their HAIRY NOSES!! Fantastic. I wonder then if my high school advisor Doc Hogan falls into that category. He had a pretty hairy nose. Loved him though.
Sexual maturity is about three years of age. .............I still haven't reached sexual maturity.
"They are frolicsome and will play with what seems like inexhaustible energy"....is frolicsome a word? Because I love it.
"First rule of Wombat keeping - never get between a Wombat and a source of chocolate biscuits" THAT'S JUST LIKE ME!
Anyway, those are just a few interesting tidbits, but there's more at that website. Who knew...wombats are really interesting, and apparently really smart. Oh, funny funny large rodents. I want one.
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I felt compelled to do a little wombat research of my own. waddling gait? stubby legs? built like a bulldozer? wombats are real cool... no joke, what funny fat lil animals. spectacular.
Wombats walk with a somewhat awkward, waddling gait. Although they appear to be slow and docile, wombats are very alert and can move quickly with great agility when needed.
Despite their thickset body and stubby legs, wombats can run up to 40 km/hr (25 mph) over short distances. They can cover 100 meters (325 feet) in less than 10 seconds which is as fast as the fastest Olympic sprinters.
While it was once thought that wombats weren't very bright, it's now generally accepted that they are quite intelligent. They are, however, very stubborn and determined, and since they're so strong--built like a tank or bulldozer--they will often go through an obstacle rather than around it. That's probably one of the reasons why they were once considered simpleminded.
Playfulness is sometimes cited as a measure of intelligence. Among marsupials, wombats are the most playful. Play will often include "head butting, bitting, and running away to solicit a chase." (3) When running, a wombat may "indulge in shoulder rolls and somersaults." (3) Wombats often use biting to express their feelings, usually in a playful manner with no intent to injure.
(taken from wombania.com)
"[Doc Hogan] had a pretty hair nose." Oops.
WEIRDO!!! its matt! i love you!
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