Secret Sex Lives of Wombats

BOW CHICA BOW WOW….MORTAL WOMBAT

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Sorry, the description in this article was too funny, so I had to share it with you. I’m not gonna lie I got a little obsessed with wombats for the last hour. These are the ugliest things ever. They are like giant hamsters that make nasty teeth noises.

Clive Mark, a Nocturnal Wildlife Research biologist, has discovered the “Secret Sex Lives of Wombats.” He describes the ritual:

“The female, after a prolonged period of copulation in the same position, broke away and began to trot in a pattern of circles and figures of eight.

“The male chased her, following closely behind, and then bit her on the rump,” he says.

“She immediately stopped just long enough to permit him to roll her on her side and begin copulating again.

“If the male was slow to mount, she would kick back aggressively and not let him roll her on her side again until she had run round in more circles and figures of eight. This happened seven times.”

Space seems to be the key. Mr Marks says without the “hard to get” figure eight dance, the female will not allow the male to mount.

How does that compare to your sex life?

[via TheAge]

Now some fun wombat videos…

A wombat being a bitch

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A wombat making pre-sex mouth movements

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Baby wombat

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Wombats on leashes

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27 Responses to “Secret Sex Lives of Wombats”

  1. 08 Feb 2008 at 6:15 pmrabbit meat said:

    http://www.convictcreations.com/animals/wombat.htm

    “(The) Wombat also makes good use of its bum to produce its most famous novelty, square poos. These poos are then deposited the stones, logs and mushrooms that Wombats use to mark the boundary of their territory. Because each poo is flat on six sides, the Wombat is able to manoeuvre his bum into some hard to get at places, make a deposit and be confident his hard work isn’t going to be undone by the poo rolling away.”

  2. 08 Feb 2008 at 7:02 pmshenanigans said:

    And this has what to do with C-ville???

    J/K…it’s awesome.

  3. 08 Feb 2008 at 8:32 pmTim said:

    Yup, square poo.

  4. 08 Feb 2008 at 8:35 pmrabbit meat said:

    Dedicated research!!!

  5. 08 Feb 2008 at 9:17 pmNu2Cville said:

    guys aneone drunked todya??/

  6. 08 Feb 2008 at 9:26 pmbuster said:

    nope, we’re all sotally tober.

    well, at least for another couple of hours or so. see y’all at the cafeteria!

  7. 08 Feb 2008 at 9:29 pmrabbit meat said:

    I see spots.

  8. 08 Feb 2008 at 10:15 pmrabbit meat said:

    hello?

  9. 08 Feb 2008 at 10:16 pmThor said:

    rabbit, it would behoove all of us if you posted something slightly more meaningful

  10. 08 Feb 2008 at 10:26 pmrabbit meat said:

    How do you get more meaningful than square poop? Think about it, the ability to create square poop. Can YOU do that? square-fu*king-poop! I’ll tell ya, I’m going to practice.

  11. 09 Feb 2008 at 3:05 amStanley said:

    rabbit: Thor has been full of shit from the get-go. It’s your content he’s on about.

    [/kidding Thor! don’t smite me, bro!]

  12. 09 Feb 2008 at 4:18 amDonk said:

    Stanley,
    Let it be known…. you can taze me, bro. That is assuming that it’ll be a spectator event, and I collect at least $5 a head. It’s bound to happen eventually, I may as well get in some good natured drunken practice.

  13. 10 Feb 2008 at 11:54 amlurker31 said:

    Does anyone else find that last picture, of the wombat wearing a figure-eight harness, disturbing? Never thought I’d use the words “wombat” and “figure-eight harness” in the same sentence.

  14. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:18 pmlilith said:

    I find the wombats very cute. Tim, thank you for the image of square poop. Do you know how frustrating it is to want to click on a link that you know is going to take you to a picture of poop? I can’t live with myself. But I have to. Shit. No pun intended.

  15. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:18 pmTim said:

    I would definitely pay to see that Donk.

  16. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:20 pmTim said:

    But its a picture of square poop! How could you not want to see that? I wish I could make square poops.

  17. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:23 pmlilith said:

    Tim, if you want something bad enough, you can make your dreams come true. Shoot for the stars!

    What was so great about that picture was that not only did I get to see square poop, but it was in such a beautiful, scenic setting. I actually thought to myself, “Australia is quite pretty. Natural lighting is definitelyo best for this subject.”

  18. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:37 pmTim said:

    I guess “I want it so bad I can taste it” would be the wrong phrase to use now, huh?

  19. 10 Feb 2008 at 12:57 pmlilith said:

    2g, 1c.

  20. 10 Feb 2008 at 1:22 pmcolfer said:

    2womabts, 1new recipe for smores.

  21. 10 Feb 2008 at 1:26 pmbelmont yo said:

    I wish I could make square poops.

    May I suggest creative employment of the Play-Doh “Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop Set” and some duct tape?

  22. 10 Feb 2008 at 1:58 pmcolfer said:

    I typed “wombat” into that Swicki thing about ten times. I didn’t get the collage to display “wombat” but I did manage to get “matthew s. farrell” off of it.

  23. 11 Feb 2008 at 11:05 amtrillian said:

    i have seen wombat poop before, though i didn’t realize that was what it was at the time. i remember wondering at it’s squareness.

    also, i must disagree with you Thor. tasmanian devils are so much uglier than wombats it’s hard for me to express.

  24. 11 Feb 2008 at 1:36 pmLys said:

    Is this what you resort to writing about when I disappear, Thor? You really did miss me.

    /still catching up on the past three weeks of fun

  25. 11 Feb 2008 at 2:10 pmshenanigans said:

    Lys I need some hummus please

  26. 11 Feb 2008 at 2:41 pmStreet said:

    I’m glad I cannot make square poops. It sounds painful. *sings “It’s hip to be square”*

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