An orphaned wombat’s Christmas wishes are all coming true after he found a forever home and got taken to meet Santa Claus.
Three-year-old wombat Boo was left all alone when her mum was run over by a car.
Thankfully she was taken in by Nick Petropoulos, 29, a wildlife presenter from Victoria, Australia.
For her first Christmas with the family, Nick took Boo to visit Santa and sit on his lap to make a wish.
The resulting photo is glorious.
Nick said: ‘Our family are big animal lovers, when Boo was orphaned, we got the correct permits to keep her and have hand raised her ever
since.
‘Today she visits schools and kindergartens teaching people about the importance of Australian wildlife.
‘What Boo really wants for Christmas is for people all over the world to watch out for wildlife as they travel around this Christmas, so no other
animals are orphaned like she was.
‘She would also like some extra carrots.’
Along with Boo, Nick travels around Australia teaching children how important wildlife is, especially at Christmas time.
Nick said: ‘Wicked wildlife is a mobile display, like a wildlife park on wheels.
‘We take native Australian animals such as venomous snakes, possums, pythons, lizards, crocodiles and of course Boo to schools and events all
over Victoria and South Australia teaching people about wildlife.
‘We also put together weekly YouTube videos which have had over half a million views.’
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