[nobama08]

This story made me cry! And the picture of the firefighter sharing water is amazing. How horrible these fires have been.

[Ciexyz]

I wondered how the animals fared in those blazes. This is not to take away the seriousness of the human suffering.

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Badly burnt koala Bob (top) gives his new friend Sam a hug: Both animals have been taken to a wildlife centre near Melbourne after being rescued from Australia's deadly bush fires

[edcoil]

I have a great photo of a koala being given water by a firefighter I can forward to anyone that has a real email address they send to me and they can post here.

I spoke to a friend in OZ, thousands of them and roos are being killed by this fire and normally koala’s and not friendly

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[DemonDeac]

Good to finally have a good story out of all of that madness.

[Wolfstar]

For whatever reason, the links to the Daily Mail are not working, so here's the photo, plus a few others.

A koala named Bob (top), rescued from last week's deadly bushfires, puts his paw around new friend and fellow fire survivor Sam as she recovers from her burns at Southern Ash Wildlife Centre near Melbourne February 11, 2009.

Sam is comforted by Country Fire Authority volunteer fire fighter Dave Tree as he rescued her after deadly fires that swept through the area of Mirboo North, about 120km (75 miles) southeast of Melbourne, February 8, 2009.

Sam is given a drink of water by Dave Tree as he rescued her. Sam, a bewildered and badly burned koala, has emerged from the ashes of Australia's deadliest bushfires as a small beacon of hope after days of devastation and the loss of more than 180 lives.