All this talk of relations with Domestic animals is rather disturbing and quite out of place.!! Here in the Mallee of SA it is well know that sheep are domestic and not fair game.!!
Anyone spending time in the Aussie real bush would understand that the domestic animal has a problem with the wool picking up a million prickles.. NOT Pleasant to hold let alone ?????.. Any bushman knows the short furred animals of the Aussie bush don't have this problem and whilst hard to hold the soft short fur is pleasant to touch and doesn't hold prickles.!!
So folks WOMBATS Rule.!! Short Chubby and silent.!! In fact they are built like a tank rather more appropriate for this forum anyway.!!
The inferred relations with domestic critters is a bit much for us clean living and prickle shy mallee boys.!!