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Koala stops cyclists to ask for water as Australia’s heatwave and bush fires continue
South China Morning Post ^ | Published: 8:07pm, 28 Dec, 2019 Updated: 8:52pm, 28 Dec, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 12/30/2019 7:07:21 AM PST by Red Badger

Thousands of koalas are believed to have died from the intense heat and bush fires gripping Australia

Meanwhile, the fire danger in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory has been upgraded to severe as temperatures rise

A desperate koala suffering in 40 degree-heat in Australia approached a group of cyclists to drink from a water bottle, according to media reports, as thousands of koalas are feared to have died from the intense heat and bush fires gripping the country, with the fire danger increasing on Saturday as temperatures soared.

The cyclists near Adelaide saw the koala in the middle of the road and when they stopped, the koala approached them, appearing to ask for water, Anna Heusler told local media on Friday.

(Excerpt) Read more at scmp.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Travel
KEYWORDS: bicycle; downunder; fires; koala
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1 posted on 12/30/2019 7:07:21 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Asinine “forest management” practices and green nonsense are what are causing these fires and killing all those koalas.


2 posted on 12/30/2019 7:13:40 AM PST by Edward Teach
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To: Edward Teach

Yep, They claim to care about ‘the environment’ but know nothing about how to do it...............


3 posted on 12/30/2019 7:21:34 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah it’s so bad that we have people leisurely riding bikes through the fires.


4 posted on 12/30/2019 7:31:35 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Harpotoo

Everybody knows Aussies are all half crazy...................


5 posted on 12/30/2019 7:35:31 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Edward Teach

Wildfires are part of the natural cycle in Australia, they happen all the time. These are just particularly bad.


6 posted on 12/30/2019 7:45:42 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Red Badger

Fire is actually a major part of Australia’s ecosystem, just as it was for our Great Plains, which otherwise would have been called the Great Scrubby Woods. Florida likewise is an ecosystem that evolved with fire; what is abnormal is fire suppression that causes fires to be more ferocious than average.

They even have birds of prey there in Australia that have learned to spread fire by carrying branches with live embers to new areas to enhance their hunting success.


7 posted on 12/30/2019 7:45:43 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: piasa

Firebirds?......................


8 posted on 12/30/2019 7:48:03 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Red Badger; Harpotoo

Half?


9 posted on 12/30/2019 7:50:17 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: null and void

Mostly the guys.......................


10 posted on 12/30/2019 7:54:19 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: Harpotoo
Yeah it’s so bad that we have people leisurely riding bikes through the fires

Walls of fire are only 2 on a 1-10 scale of dangerous things in Australia.

11 posted on 12/30/2019 7:58:29 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Cutest internet video: Charlie bit my finger. Creepiest internet video: Joe Biden bit my finger.)
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To: Edward Teach
Asinine “forest management” practices and green nonsense are what are causing these fires and killing all those koalas.

Similar to crap in California?

12 posted on 12/30/2019 8:01:19 AM PST by GOPJ (The democrat party is the party of 'elites' and 'victim groups'... https://i.imgur.com/4EtAc29.png1)
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To: Red Badger

Mostly.


13 posted on 12/30/2019 8:03:03 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: Red Badger

Cuteness Overload!


14 posted on 12/30/2019 8:19:53 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Red Badger
...40 degree-heat in Australia

Celcius is crap 40 C = 104 F (Now THAT sounds hot!)

15 posted on 12/30/2019 8:23:45 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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CelSius
16 posted on 12/30/2019 8:25:17 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Its the Australian summer. No wonder the poor dears are parched.


17 posted on 12/30/2019 8:25:50 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Boogieman

Seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.


18 posted on 12/30/2019 8:28:09 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: KarlInOhio

Nothing to do with climate change. This is a seasonal occurrence and happens all the time in Australia.


19 posted on 12/30/2019 8:31:00 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Boogieman

How does the “roast Kaola” taste?


20 posted on 12/30/2019 8:38:14 AM PST by Tuketu (The i(D)iot Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
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