Thread: Camper mauled by wombat

Is it just me or does anyone else think this is funny?


And is that inappropriate?

What I want to know is how a wombat bit the old man on the arm?

Unless of course the old man stood on it and fell over, in which case the wombat was protecting itself against an attacker

Headline reads, Wombat mauls bush fire survivor.

What about "Bushfire Survivor wombat" mauls bush fire survivor.
The poor little blighters were also effected by what happened, and if it is suffering from pain of course it will retaliate. It's only a natural reaction.
We encroach on animals environments and when they have a go back on us, the media uses words like attacked by, mauled by.

some how wombat bites bush fire survivor is sensationalist enough.

"Bush fire survivor hacks native animal with Axe after native animal bites him"

the article has been updated from when I read it earlier so it now contains different information

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

Is it just me or does anyone else think this is funny?


And is that inappropriate?

No - I had a chuckle too...

Must be just us Andrews who are a bit tickled in the head...

I was amused right up to the bit where they killed the poor wombat... With an axe!!! WTF... Wombats can be a belligerent and territorial thats who they are and why I like them. Even if it had mange surely there was a better option than an axe. I live really close to where these fires were and these poor animals copped it too. Surely a fellow survivor would have a smidge more compassion.
My two cents...

Must admit I too found it funny.
Its not wombat mating season is it???
Poor old fella wasnt a big boy was he????,Wombats arent renound for their good vision.
Andrew

I had one knock my esky over just because I had it on a track he was using to get to the waterhole,Inconsiderate i thought