Just when you think you have seen it all......Yesterday morning, I did the normal rounds of the enclosures and for some reason, went down to Tug's enclosure as he was banging (he should have been asleep). In the corner of his enclosure was a shivering, bloodied wombat. Tug was trying desperately to get away. It was darling Miss G. Somebody out there has attacked her so so badly. There is not a part of her body that has not been bitten. Sometimes I dislike wombats for what they do to each other, cannot help it BUT it is the nature of the animal and of course, only the strong survive. I just find it amazing that she jumped INTO an enclosure to get away from whoever was attacking her.
Will she pull through? I do not know. Will have to wait and see but it has broken whatever spirit she had for now. I cannot explain what the hell is going on with the wombats right now. I do not think it was the resident male who did this to her. I think there is a rouge male around the place as all the wombats at the feeding station are so jittery. They bolt like anything if they hear a sound, as if they are scared of who the sound is coming from. Normally when they are within their territories they have a certain amount of confidence. Not of late. The females with joeys have disappeared as well. So I'm thinking that is the reason for Miss G being attacked so badly, or the fact that she is seen as 'weak'.
No sign of Barney again either. After a good dose of rain his burrow is flooded so not sure where he has moved to. I did find 2 new burrows close to the house yesterday but am not sure who is in them as yet.
And just for the record. Looking after numerous wombats and working full time IS easier than raising a toddler! :)
Sleepy Burrows is where humans and wombats inhabit the area. It's a place where you never plan anything, life does that for you. You can of course plan your day, but you would have the wildlife laughing at you from afar:).
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