Big wombats

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New information on the immense wombat-like Diprotodon optatum indicates it reached more than two and a half tonnes on average - nearly double some previous estimates.

Imagine these digging burrows in your garden.

Image: BBC

Comments

[sjwt.livejournal.com]

hey batty,
thats not a http link,
its just the words masqing as
a hyper link

[dabroots.livejournal.com]

Great article, and great image, too. At first, I thought it was a real photograph and somewhat surprised I'd never heard of this monstrous beast that looks a bit like a rhino that's been de-horned.

Down under down and dirty

[ursuscal.livejournal.com]

That's blinking well batty! (no offense) Damn, but if it's bizzare, odds are it comes from Australia! Why? Bugger if I know!

[ursulav.livejournal.com]

Maybe Digger needs to meet her Giant Cave Wombat cousin...

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

Is the one in the picture nicnamed rhinoceros?

I swear it looks like a baby rhinoceros without a horn. And slightly fuzzy:D.