Multimedia

A message from Russell...
On this page you'll find some sounds, some movie clips, some wallpaper images and a few wombat screen savers. (Note - all mp3s, movie clips, wallpapers and screen savers are subject to copyright!)

Wombat Sounds

Russell 'calling to mum'... (approx. 370Kb - MP3 file)

This is the typical noise a common wombat makes when it is 'calling' to its mother. The banging noise you can hear in the clip are my claws on the corrugated iron sheeting of my enclosure. My foster parents stopped recording quickly as they could see that I was getting stressed and needed some reassurance. The magpie calls in the clip are gratis from the nearby aviary (I have such noisy neighbours!).

You'll need an MP3 player (such as Windows Media Player™ or Winamp™) to play this file. Right click on the above file and save to a directory on your PC.

You can also listen to one of my other foster brothers, Sherman, calling as well:
Sherman 'calling to mum'... (approx. 480Kb - MP3 file)

The video for Sherman's calling can be found in the Movie Clips section.

Wombat Movies

You'll need a movie player to play these clips of me (all clips are .mpg format, except for one of my foster sister, 'Wombles' which is in .wmv format).Windows™ Media Player or any other player should be able to do the job. Right click on the file you wish to play and save to a directory on your PC.

We've removed the sound on some video clips to cut down on the size of the file and adjusted the video quality as well (it's OK, but not brilliant - we really wanted to save space so that we can have a few clips, so the resolution has been cut). It's enough to give you a good look at me though. The latest clips are full sound and quality, but they are quite large.

	Russell video clip 1 (approx. 1.3Mb) This video clip was taken back in September 2000. I was still very tiny, and around 3 or 4kg...
	Russell video clip 2 (approx. 610Kb) This video clip shows me walking around the backyard and showing you what an inquisitive animal I can be...
	Russell video clip 3 (approx. 950Kb) This video clip shows how quickly I can move when 'playing' with my foster mum. Note that she has strong gloves on, as although we're just playing, I still can bite pretty hard...
	Russell video clip 4 (approx. 1.1Mb) This video clip shows me eating some native grass. Every afternoon my foster parents would go out and dig up 3 or 4 big clumps of grass for me to feed on. Mind you, I also enjoyed the occasional carrot and piece of corn as a treat too.
	Abigail's burrow video clip (approx. 605Kb) This video clip shows what it's like down my foster sister's (Abigail's) burrow. The video camera was set to infrared filming mode (to film in the dark) which explains why the film colour is green/grey. Watch Abigail have a look at the camera and then have a good sniff at it before coming out of her burrow. This was tricky for my foster dad to film as he couldn't see what he was filming as he stuck his arm down Abigail's burrow with the camera.
	Wombles and the beer fridge (approx. 660Kb) This video clip shows one of my foster sisters (Wombles) and how she easily opens up the spare fridge. Who said that us wombats weren't smart enough to open a fridge and help ourselves to something to eat?
	Sherman calling (approx. 5.2Mb mirror site) This video clip is in a higher resolution and has sound. It shows one of my foster brothers, Sherman, coming up out of his burrow and calling for attention. Listen to the noise that he makes (this clip is well worth the download to see and hear the noise that a wombat makes).
	Harriet (approx 10Mb mirror site) This video clip has sound and shows one of my foster sisters, Harriet in an aggressive mood. The noise that she is making and the baring of teeth is telling the whole world that she is a big, bad wombat and that we are in her territory. She is defending this and telling us to "Back off!" A wombat in a mood such as this is likely to attack and should be taken very seriously.
	Rumbles (approx 8Mb - mirror site) This video clip also has sound and shows one of my foster brothers, Rumbles in a very aggressive mood (he is a lot crankier than the clip of Harriet above). The noise that he is making, the baring of teeth and advancing towards the camera in this fashion means that he will attack whoever he feels threatened by. He is being very territorial in this clip.
	Darcy (approx 3Mb) Darcy playing with a teddy bear. When we first placed Darcy into an outside enclosure we wanted to give her something with our smell on it to make her feel comfortable. A cloth teddy bear was selected. As you can see from the clip, Darcy really loves her teddy to pieces...

More movies can be found on the Pet Wombats - Case Study page.

Trouble playing movies?
Some of these movies are quite large and may take some time to play if you are using a dial-up internet connection. Try saving these movies onto your harddisk for playback first.

Wombat Wallpaper

Wallpaper images of wombats (wombat wallpaper) are presented in two screen sizes (800x600 pixels and 1024x768 pixels). Instructions for using these pictures on Windows and Macintosh based computers are below:

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Download Instructions

Windows Computer

Macintosh Computer

1. Determine which wallpaper size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After the image appears in your browser, click the right button on your mouse. 4. On the menu that pops up, select Set as Background.

1. Determine which wallpaper size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After the image appears in your browser, drag the image onto your desktop. 4. From the Apple Menu (at the top left of your screen) select Control Panels, then Desktop Pictures or Appearance. (If the new window reads Appearance, select the tab that reads Desktop.) 5. If necessary, click Remove Picture to clear the current desktop picture. 6. Click Select Picture or Place Picture, then locate and click the image file. 7. Click OK or Choose. 8. Finally, click Set Desktop.

Wombat Screen Savers

Both of the listed screen savers have been developed for the Microsoft™ Windows™ Environment.

Russell Wombat & Friends Screen Saver v2
(approx. 5Mb)

This screen saver should work for all Windows operating systems (including Vista) and contains an assortment of pictures of common wombats in care and in natural settings. Download the executable file and run it - this should install the screen saver into the appropriate folder on your PC and set the default screen saver to display the Russell Wombat & Friends Screen Saver.

An older screen saver is listed below:

Russell Wombat & Friends Screen Saver v1
(approx. 5.1Mb - zip file)

Note: We have taken every care that these screen savers are free from viruses, but you should also exercise the same care and check (as with any program which is downloaded from the internet). These programs have also been checked by the McAffee™ Site Advisor website and contain no adware or spyware components.

These screen savers are intended and written as screen savers and nothing more. We accept no responsibility for any damages to your computer or peripherals, including loss of data, biting, chewing of your shoelaces or any other problems (download and execute at your own risk!). These programs are supplied 'as is'.