Posted on 02/11/2009 11:30:09 AM PST by mojito
A thirsty koala rescued from the Australian wild fires has become a star on YouTube, the video-sharing website, emerging as a lucky survivor of the disaster that has killed more than 180 people.
Firefighter Dave Tree stumbled across the female marsupial, nicknamed Sam, as he was battling blazes in Victoria state and was amazed when the parched animal allowed him to approach and guzzled water from a bottle he offered.
“Things do survive the bush fire ... are you alright buddy?” he asked in footage captured by a fellow volunteer on a mobile phone.
The cuddly appearance of the koala can disguise the animal’s notorious ill-temper, but animal rescuers in Australia have described Sam as “very docile”.
The Melbourne Herald Sun reported that Sam suffered burns to its paws and was in pain, but was on the road to recovery at the Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
LOL! I missed that! Thanks!
Ummm, what are you referring to? Your comment makes no sense in the context of the post you appear to be responding to here (post two).
Post 4. It should be obvious.
Did say otherwise.
Its not.
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