Koala Drinking Water in the Heat

Koalas generally don't drink water, but with the temperature hovering around 43 degrees celcius for a few days, this one took shelter under a parked car at a bus station. Plenty of onlookers gave it water which it enthusiastically lapped up.
The owner of the car had called fauna rescue at this point, and couldn't leave with a koala behind her back wheel! The koala was not fussed about having humans so close to it but koalas have big sharp claws and I wouldn't be game to try and move one.

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Sports

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• koala
• heatwave

[glennjgd]

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[sarajanebby]

i hate videos like this, it makes me sad knowing our animals suffer so much because of the heat. love koala's

[camror23]

I usually find rocks and gum under my tires.....you find cool creatures! Its soooo cute to see wildlife accepting humans and vice versa!

[verticalsmurf]

Yep, that's what I was saying. Koalas only drink in times of serious heat. And the fact that so many Koalas have happily accepted water shows what trouble they have been in.

[verticalsmurf]

Poor sweet little one. Was it a baby? Alot of people say we shouldn't interfere with nature, but in a situation like this, as with all the other thirsty Koalas, how couldn't you?

[knowlesmith]

Thank you for caring for our wildlife

[sunsshyyn]

To who ever gave water, thank you :) makes me very happy to see that you really care.

[SeZz05]

aww poor little guy