An American tourist and Instagram influencer was recently beaten on social media to post a video of himself Baby Wombat from his mother.
Sam Jones, who has almost 100,000 Instagram followers under the handle @samstrays_somewhere, On the left Australia On Friday after her Wombat video had brought her in hot water with local authorities.
The Instagram reel shows that Jones picks up the Wombat and runs away from his mother while the cameraman laughs. The mother initially runs away from Jones out of fear and walks back to pick up her child while the baby boss dangles in Jones’s hands.
“Look at the mother! It’s like being after us,” the amused cameraman is heard.
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Sam Jones, who has almost 100,000 Instagram followers under the handle @samstrays_somewhere, left Australia in the aftermath of the video. (@samstrays_someWhere)
“I got the baby wombat,” Jones said exuberantly while the baby wriggled and hissed.
“Okay, Mama is there, and she is pissed off,” said the social media influencer shortly thereafter. “Let’s let him go.”
Jones is then given the liberation of the animal, although it is unclear in the video when the baby is reunited with his mother, who disappeared in the tall grass.
The video received contempt from all over the world in recent days – and on several social media platforms.
“The baby wombat was so sad, and the way she roughly grabbed him under the arms that ran with it was terrible,” said an X user. “What kind of terrible person would this do? I hope she loses all her followers on social media.”
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“The baby is clearly upset and the mother went after them,” said another commentator. “She also dangled the poor baby out of the arms. I hope she will never be back.”
The video shows the ailing mother of the Wombat who walks to Sam Jones. (@samstrays_someWhere)
After they were warned of the incident, the Australian authorities assessed the visa of Jones when she left the country. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Also weighed on the video and condemned Jones for picking up the baby animal.
“To take a baby wombat from his mother and clearly cause the mother’s fear, is only a indignation,” Albanian told reporters on Thursday. “I propose this so -called influencer, maybe she can try a number of other Australian animals.”
“Take a baby crocodile from the mother and see how you go there, take another animal that can really fight again … See how you are going there.”
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In a long -term statement on Instagram, however, Jones said that she wanted to help the animals get rid of the way safely because she was worried that they might be hit.
The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanian closed the American influencer who picked up the baby wombat. (Getty Images / @samstrays_some Where)
Baby bombats are called “Joeys”.
Jones wrote that she was worried that the Joey might have been sick or injured, so she made a “Snap judgment” (sic) to pick it up.
“I ran, not to tear the Joey away from his mother, but fear that she could attack me,” she described. “The Snap judgment (sic) that I made at these times was never of a place of damage or stealing the Joey.”
The creator of social media added that she sent the baby Pockier back to his mother and made sure they got off the road together.
“I have done a lot of reflection on this situation and realized that I did not best tackle this situation as I should have,” Jones wrote. “Anyway, my only intention was to prevent these great animals from being hit, and to ensure that De Joey did not need immediate care. I learned from this situation and I am really sorry for the need I have caused.”
Jones emphasized that the incident “never was about social media or received likes.”
File a baby wombat, known as a Joey, and his mother seen in Tasmania. (Istock)
“This was not increased, nor was it done for entertainment,” she concluded. “In my excitement and concern, I acted too quickly and then did not give the necessary context to viewers online.”
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Fox News Digital reached Jones for extra comments, but did not hear immediately.
Sophia Compton from Fox News Digital has contributed to this report.
