i found this pic on the net, through google, it was suggested it might be a wombat, but im skeptical on that....

Looks to me like it could be a wombat. I initially thought it really had a small head and little beady eyes and a tiny nose, but I looked at the full size picture and it looks to me now like those "eyes" are nostrils and the "nose" is just a slightly open area of the mouth.

Kazius, do you still have the url for the picture?

Whatever it is, I think its in a secure enclosure somewhere like in a zoo; the log its in doesnt look natural.

Aye, good point Socrates. I feel about 90% certain that this is a wombat. When you finally get that clear vision of what it really looks like, it's pretty evident. They seem to like sleeping on their back.

I have to agree, it does look like a wombat and in a zoo as stated before the log doesn't look natural enough to be in the wild !

Could be a wombat or a black bear.

its a wombat on its back

It's a wolverine.

Thats a wombat Taronga Zoo (a zoo in Sydney) has wombats and most of the wombats were sleeping in logs like that.

on this site.... here

Doesn't look like a wombat to me.....

but on this site....a Binturong



here's the site...url
here

and this one.... wolverine



at this site.... here



Looks more like a wolverine or Binturong to me...

deb

Are they good eatin' ?

Here's a better site on these type cats.... binturong (Arctictis binturong) or Asian bearcat.... I think this is what the thing in the hollow tree is..... cat's love to lay on their back like this ......and because this is a type cat.... I think this is it...



the site... here

Deb

That looks very cuddly deb. Are they friendly?

It's a wombat.

They sleep in hollowed out logs or build burrows in the ground.

If you look at the leaf litter around the log you can see gum leaves etc, very Australian.

Tia..... all I can find on the Wombat is "Pig like" noses..... can you find a picture of a black, more tappered off nose than the Wombat picture I posted..... can't say that I've seen all the kinds of Wombat's.... but the picture I posted of a Wombat... this one he has in a hollow log can't be like that one...

So... can you find a picture to post of a wombat that looks like the presented picture in the log??? NOT the pig like nose???

I sure couldn't .. but maybe your more familar with types of wombats...

Deb

If I may throw my hat into the ring, It looks to me that the first picture's animal has longer arms and smaller eyes. I'll say wombat, but I'm gonna keep looking into it.

Its a wombat alright, taking a nap on its back

Wombats kick ass, the best darn animal in the world

Here is one of the best wombatsites there is, loads of info and even more pictures - http://www.wombadilliac.com.au/

This is Russel


Here is Darcy with her Big nose, ain't she adorable


Wombats has not only got big noses, they also have big bottoms


This bignose is called Brutus


Brutus can be found at this site - http://www.wombat.echidna.id.au/

Its a Tazmanian Devil.

I just can't justify the wombat's nose with this one...

When I blow up the prim picture.... it looks like somebody may have pasted a birds head on this.... like a hawk or owl.... ?

Did the person who posted this take the picture and see this animal or did they just get this picture somewhere and where...

and adorable? absolulty, those pictures of wombat's were... they are very cute.. thanks for posting them.

Deb

Debra, where do you see the hawk/owl head?

Look to the left of the rock, you see three lightish spots, the two bottom ones are the nostirls and the top one are the two front teeth of the upper jaw, wombats got teeth that look sort of like rodents.

Here is Brutus sleeping up side down, you can see his teeth, compare them to the ones in the picture first posted in this thread.

Shot it- its the only way to be sure!

More up side down wombats, just links this time,

http://www.wombadilliac.com.au/images/russell/scratch.jpg

http://www.wombadilliac.com.au/images/daph...05-0517_img.jpg

http://www.wombadilliac.com.au/images/womb...edown_nov02.jpg

And if you check out this videoclip you get to see the teeth quite up close - http://www.netspeed.com.au/wombadilliac/multi/rumbles.mpg

one word: el chupacabra!

This is a wombat:

That image appears to be, judging from the eye, a dead dog, possibly a cockapoo, in an excavated drain pipe covered with creosote.

Edit to say I must have crossed with other wombat picture posters. Their all so cute. Thanks for sharing. ok, now I want one to cuddle.

im wearing a wombat suit right now.
do i get a cuddle? *crosses fingers*
lol

I am far from any kind of expert, but it seems to look like a giant sloth to me.
I saw a program on-think it was discovery, anyway-they showed a giant tree sloth. Just like a "normal" sloth, but much bigger.
As sloth's like to hang upside down, being on it's back in a log might make sense.
Anyways, just my 2 cents worth.

No, its a wombat, no sloth or creosote, why it doesnt look like the one in Goddess picture, because that wombat is a hairynosed wombat, the one in the first picture seem to be a naked/baldnosed wombat. Trust me, I know wombats, I used to have a site about wombats

And regarding the cuddlepart, I wouldnt recommend trying to cuddle a wild one, they can be dangerous.

Muscles + sharp teeth + long sharp claws = Ouchie!

Even 'tame' ones have been known to go for the ankles.

Anyone remember Fatso from A Country Practise?

it's so cute

Aye, that they are, cute little bugger, check out the first site I linked to, there is a video there of a wombat raiding the fridge looking for beer

This is from Doug Adam's notes froma trip to Australia:

Australia has some strange and dangerous animals.
The creature that kills the most people each year is the common Wombat. It is nearly as ridiculous as its name, and spends its life digging holes in the ground, in which it hides. During the night it comes out to eat worms and grubs.
The wombat kills people in two ways: First, the animal is indestructible. Digging holes in the hard Australian clay builds muscles that outclass Olympic weight lifters. At night, they often wander the roads. Semi-trailers (Road Trains) have hit them at high speed, with all 9 wheels on one side, and this merely makes them very annoyed. They express this by snorting, glaring, and walking away. Alas, to smaller cars, the wombat becomes a symmetrical launching pad, with results that can be imagined, but not adequately described.
The second way the wombat kills people relates to its burrowing behaviour. If a person happens to put their hand down a Wombat hole, the Wombat will feel the disturbance and think "Ho! My hole is collapsing!" at which it will brace its muscled legs and push up against the roof of its burrow with incredible force, to prevent its collapse. Any unfortunate hand will be crushed, and attempts to withdraw will cause the Wombat to simply bear down harder. The unfortunate will then bleed to death through their crushed hand as the wombat prevents him from seeking assistance. This is considered the third most embarrassing known way to die, and Australians don't talk about it much.

Yep, the wombat rights up there with drop bears.

Drop bears are deadly! I had a close encounter with one when I was in Australia.....
Here are the facts:

"The Drop Bear is described as an arboreal, (tree dwelling) carnivorous mammal of Australia, Phascolarctus Bityness, growing to around 4 feet in height. This description is not far wrong. Believed to have evolved from a similar line to koalas, Drop Bears vary from 3 to 5 feet in hight, but are extremely strong. They are covered in a dense fur, which can range from almost black to the Alpine Drop Bear's snowy white coat. They have broad shoulders and razor sharp claws on all four limbs. They are able to walk for short distances on two legs, but are much faster on all four, being capable of bursts of speed approaching 60 km/h at full gallop. Their heads are similar to those of koalas, but with enlarged canine teeth, not unlike those of bears or other carnivorous animals. There are no reported photographs of them, and only a select and very lucky few have laid eyes on them and lived to tell the tale.
As you can imagine, admitting their existence would cause some degree of panic, and destroy parts of Australia's ecotourism industry overnight. It is for this reason that all government departments will, and have denied any knowledge of the existence of the Drop Bear, and are likely to continue to do so in the future. Being an avid outdoor enthusiast, and having contact with people who spend a large proportion of their time outdoors, I have gathered together scraps of information from sources all around the country, linking Drop Bear involvement to such events as the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, the death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii, several war-time incidents in northern Australia, the disappearance of a group of cross-country skiers in the Victorian Alps, and the deaths of a number of hikers, canoeists, 4WDrivers, campers, sunbathers and swimmers throughout the country. These 'accidents' are often reported as crocodile attacks, falls from cliffs, exposure, and in the Chamberlain case, dingoes were blamed. I have it on good authority in all of these cases, however, that a government cover-up was at work to dispel rumours of Drop Bear attacks and hide the truth from the public.
Dangers associated with Drop Bears
Drop Bears are not cuddly and friendly, like their cousin the koala. They are vicious, calculating, cold-blooded killers. Their usual method of attack is to select animals which stray from their group, including humans, dropping down onto them from above. They then proceed to wrap themselves around the body of their prey, squeezing them to death, often crushing the rib cage and breaking the neck. Occasionally when hunting, and when threatened, the Bears will drop down in front of, and then challenge their prey, snarling and flashing their sharp claws and teeth, before ripping their prey to shreds with their powerful arms and legs. Of all the ways to die in the bush, this would have to be the most horrible. Arms and Legs are torn from the body, along with huge slabs of flesh, which are greedily consumed while the victim still lives. If seen, Drop Bears should NOT be approached, as they are easily frightened and likely to attack. Vehicles are known to have been attacked, and being in one is no defence. An adult Drop Bear is able to easily break windows and enter vehicles to extrude would-be meals."

woah

That's two, mate.

If wombats like sleeping upside down in Australia, would they be the right way up in the northern hemisphere...?

are you sure its alive???

why is it that as soon as someone cant figure out what a creature is it almost certain that someone will claim its an elchupacabra, wether it looks like a lizard, an alien, a pig or a wombat.

Quote:
"one word: el chupacabra!"

He's the only celebrity I ever met At Featherdale Wildlife Park (his 'retirement village')

And thats not a Wombat...the original pic looks too rodent-like. I'd say its a wolverine.

It's like if someone sees a smoke, a light reflection, fog or mist they shout GHOST!

And again el chupacabra, two words.

Its a baby bigfoot.

It is a wombat.
I know it's difficult, I had to really look carefully, but what you think are eyes, is actually the nostrals. The Wombat does have a large snout, and the pink that looks like eyes is actually the nostrals.
The eyes aren't visible, all thats visible of the face is the underside of the chin and the nose.

so have we established its a wombat? i hope so by now hehe

I reckon it's head and face look like a common brush-tailed possum lying on its back. But the bulk of the body behind seems way to big to be a possum

Yes, it is a wombat, no possum, chubra, goat or anything else, its a wombat.

the URL is.....http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=1&did=127039

and i guess it is a wombat if you think about it but i would rather it be ninja turtle...