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Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:04 pm
by Cheshire Figment
The
following is from The Week. The URL may not work for non-subscribers, so here it is:
A wombat at an Australian zoo has been diagnosed with depression, but it’s not because he’s caged. Keepers were concerned when Tonka, 2, the star attraction at Queensland’s Billabong Sanctuary, lost 20 percent of his weight after a recent cyclone devastated the region and shut the zoo for eight weeks. Veterinarians ran a battery of expensive physiological tests before concluding that Tonka was suffering from a withdrawal of human contact. Zoo spokesman Brett Flemming said Tonka missed “the patting, the photos, the cuddles, and the endless posing for the paparazzi.”
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:45 pm
by hobie16
Sounds like a job for The Blue Wallaby Group.
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:42 am
by Main Streeter
hobie16 wrote:Sounds like a job for The Blue Wallaby Group.
lol You are always on top of it... post wise. Never a dull site with hobie.
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:43 am
by DisneyMom
Cheshire Figment wrote:The
following is from The Week. The URL may not work for non-subscribers, so here it is:
A wombat at an Australian zoo has been diagnosed with depression, but it’s not because he’s caged. Keepers were concerned when Tonka, 2, the star attraction at Queensland’s Billabong Sanctuary, lost 20 percent of his weight after a recent cyclone devastated the region and shut the zoo for eight weeks. Veterinarians ran a battery of expensive physiological tests before concluding that Tonka was suffering from a withdrawal of human contact. Zoo spokesman Brett Flemming said Tonka missed “the patting, the photos, the cuddles, and the endless posing for the paparazzi.”
I Think any Wombat would agree that those are nice Perks ;)
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:52 am
by Shorty82
DisneyMom wrote:I Think any Wombat would agree that those are nice Perks ;)
BW can't post right now but he says "What are wallabies? Chop liver? Wallabies like petting too!
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:08 am
by hobie16
Call any Blue Wallaby and a Blue Wallaby will respond to you...
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:05 pm
by BRWombat
Cheshire Figment wrote:...“the patting, the photos, the cuddles, and the endless posing for the paparazzi.”
WOW. I have never heard a better summary of what life is like for me every day. :D:
Re: Wombat Suffers Clinical Depression
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:52 pm
by delsdad
BRWombat wrote:WOW. I have never heard a better summary of what life is like for me every day. :D:
They missed the depositions and the singing !