This Is Patrick. He Is My New Favorite Animal, And He’ll Probably Be Yours, Too.

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This is Patrick the wombat. He weighs 84lbs (38kg) and recently celebrated

 his 29th birthday. Wombats are a four-legged marsupial that are native 

to Australia.

Patrick the wombat just happens to be the oldest

 living wombat in captivity

 Patrick was orphaned as a baby before he was taken
 in and hand raised by the owners of the park.

 Patrick is 29 years-old (most wombats in captivity only live to be about 20).

 This basically makes him the Wombat King.

 The team at the park tried releasing Patrick back
 into the wild a couple of times but he always came back.

 Patrick’s mom was run over by a car, so his rescuers 
took him out of the pouch and brought him 
to a rehabilitation center.

 Patrick greets visitors in the car park from his wheelbarrow.

 His legions of fans have turned ‘Wombat Pat’ into something of a celebrity.

Patrick loves humans so much, he refuses to be released into the wild.
 Somehow, he always finds his way back. We love you, too, Patrick!