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Post  whitestarling Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:03 am

Rare white wombat nursed back to health
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Click the Link to see Video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15450765

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Post  Laikipia Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:35 am

I love you isn't he gorgeous, what an adorable little wombat. I wish they'd said he would be released back into the wild not to enter a breeding programme though!

Thanks for the link WS.

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Post  littlewid Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:06 pm

He is like a cuddly teddy bear isn't he and just so sweet. It is a shame he is going into a breeding programme Lai Pai, I wonder if that is because he is white, if it is it's a shame, I would rather he go to the wild as he is now healthy. I hope he has a happy life though and couldn't you just cuddle him, he really is adorable.

A little bit of my cynical side coming out now, it said in the very tiny statement under the video that he was supposedly taken to be nursed back to health, I hope he wasn't just removed from his mother to go into a breeding programme.

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Post  Laikipia Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:58 pm

confused No I agree Littlewid, I hope that wasn't the case!

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Post  Doogs Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:44 pm

Oooooh he's adorable I love you I love you

I wonder if they are not releasing him back to the wild because he is white ? His colour could possibly make him an easy target for predators ? Just a thought Rare White Wombat 45922
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Post  whitestarling Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:18 pm

That was my thought as well. Albinos or Animals with a different colour dont usualy last long in the wild, as they are easyier to spot for predators. He may not lead the life he was born to, but I'm sure he will live a lot longer
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Post  Laikipia Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:02 am

Good point Doogs, I hadn't thought of that, certainly true in the case of certain animals.

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Post  Doogs Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:46 pm

Lets just think happy thoughts and that's the reason why - better to be breeding, having fun Laughing Embarassed and increasing the Wombat numbers than being a likely target for predators in the wild :)
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Post  Safari Maiden Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:49 am

That is a very good point, about albinos back in the wild. It is a pity he isnt being returned, but if that is the reason I fully understand.

He is adorable though!!

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