Still Waters Posted May 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Australia's treetops were home 15 million years ago to sheep-sized, 150-pound relatives of modern day wombats that looked much like koalas, scientists say.Karen Black from the University of New South Wales said the creatures, knows as Nimbadons, were climbers living in rainforest canopy. "Nimbadon was a highly capable, habitual climber and its specialized anatomy suggests it may have adopted a trunk-hugging method of climbing similar to the living koala," Black said. The climbing ability would have helped Nimbadons compete for food with other herbivores, such as kangaroos, and escape from predators, such as marsupial lions, Black said. http://www.upi.com/S...86411336086449/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishyeah Posted May 8, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I always wondered if koalas had different ancesters than some animals, or shared, and branched off from the ones today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Llayne Posted May 8, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Very Interesting... I love how they are able to link things together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella-Angelique Posted May 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2012 It's so cute in the drawing. Wish it still existed. I wonder if they might bring it back somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted May 9, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 9, 2012 You really wouldn't want that dropping on your head from a eucalyptus tree, would you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooky88 Posted May 10, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Why is there a picture of a wombat on a koala story? Big difference, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooky88 Posted May 10, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 10, 2012 OK. Read it. It was a wombat that resembled a koala. Well here's a fact. Wombat poo is cube shaped. So they make a little pile to mark territory and it won't roll away. Your never short of dice in the au outback :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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