Links: Wombattitude

A young woman with blonde hair cradles a wombat in her arms and looks at it admiringly.

And finally: Preemie Perogi

Allein shares a story about a tiny seal who got a second chance.

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18 thoughts on “Links: Wombattitude

  1. allein 🐾 January 21, 2026 / 8:39 am

    Yay, Pierogi! (How do they keep that little tag on his head?)

  2. Alice Shortcake January 21, 2026 / 8:41 am

    I’m so glad there’s a sanctuary for floating cats.

    • DEBG January 21, 2026 / 9:52 am

      Me too! If I ever get to Holland, I’ll plan a visit. Didn’t know cats could float.

  3. Georgiana January 21, 2026 / 9:00 am

    I probably would have tried to pet him anyway just like I did yesterday with the feral cat I’ve been feeding outside, and she gave me 3 long scratches on my hand as a reward.

    • Tara January 21, 2026 / 9:08 am

      Oh dear, sorry for the scratches. But keep at it – she might realize how wonderful human love can be eventually.

      • DEBG January 21, 2026 / 9:54 am

        How is Monsieur Jacques doing? Any word on his test results?

        • tara January 21, 2026 / 1:48 pm

          Thanks for asking DebG! He is good. His thyroid levels are slightly elevated so now I have to give him 1/2 pill on even days and a whole pill on odd days. (massive eyeball roll). Might be time to get a pill sorter.

    • DEBG January 21, 2026 / 9:54 am

      I too would probably ignore the sign.

      When Molly Weasleycat, mother of Fred and George, learned to like petpets it was a great moment. You had to play by her rules, though. Her “I’m done with this” face was a lot like her “yes please more” face, and I got scratched more than once even after she became affectionate.

    • Blue Footed Booby January 21, 2026 / 10:01 am

      cat scratch feverrrr
      duh duh DUHHHHH

  4. DEBG January 21, 2026 / 9:55 am

    It’s a big day for me at work, which has me a little anxious. Knowing that I’ll get to watch wombats and a baby seal when I get home will help me through the day.

    Those kittens are, of course, lethally cute. Glad they could be socialized. A lapful of kittens is really the best thing in the world.

  5. Duckie 🐥 January 21, 2026 / 12:07 pm

    Not related, but…
    Last fall, my married nephew apparently removed snow from their roof while recovering from the flu. His wife told him that, if she had a a rubber chicken, she would have beaten him with it. Good old Auntie Duckie heard about it, and had a 16” rubber chicken amazoned to her. It arrived yesterday, and we got received some beautiful videos of her chasing him around the house, waving the chicken.
    His mother, after learning that I was doing this, wanted to secretly prank our youngest sister. So I ordered a twelve pack of rubber chickens for her. Last night, at a family church event that I did not attend, one of those chickens was found attached to my little sister’s car antenna. She immediately suspected me, and phoned to find out where I was. Hubby said I was in the tub, and that we had been home since noon. Little sister did not suspect big sister, because I am the prankster in the family. So now she thinks someone at church is having fun with her, and doesn’t know who.
    Next time, big sister is going to tape screaming rubber chickens to all of little sister’s car tires, and when the car starts moving, the chickens will have much to say. And since I don’t attend these family things at church, not having children, I won’t be blame-able, and big sister will remain anonymous.

    • AJ January 21, 2026 / 12:28 pm

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love this, it’s so epic!!

    • Georgiana January 21, 2026 / 12:59 pm

      😂😂😂

      • Alice Shortcake January 21, 2026 / 2:13 pm

        Thanks for single-handedly keeping the rubber chicken industry in business!

    • allein 🐾 January 21, 2026 / 2:21 pm

      (Side note, this guy is actually a very talented pianist, among other things, from Brazil. I went to look for a rubber chicken video and saw that he did this one a few weeks ago. 😄 He’s also done videos where he plays classical music with his baby sitting on top of the piano and it’s so adorable. I recommend checking out his channel.)

      • Duckie 🐥 January 21, 2026 / 3:17 pm

        I deal in rubber ducks, not chickens.

      • Debg January 21, 2026 / 10:50 pm

        I just . . . wow.

        When I lived in Kansas, my friends and I always celebrated my birthday at a particular Mexican restaurant in town. They had a rubber chicken available for the celebration and that was the best part.

      • Kar January 21, 2026 / 11:00 pm

        Someone had too much time on their hands during the pandemic.

        PS: that song totally freaked out my cat.

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