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02-10-2009, 07:02 PM | #1 | ||
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. Thirsty koala Sam the koala survives the bushfire and drinks three bottles of water courtesy of CFA volunteer David Tree [02:31] Herald Sun | 11 February 2009 Edited to add: I think Sam turned out to be Samantha, not Samuel. lol |
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02-10-2009, 07:28 PM | #2 | |||
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As I'm on dial up, I couldn't watch this, but wow, just as I was reading it, the same story came up on the news, how amazing, and touching.
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02-10-2009, 07:37 PM | #3 | |||
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(((Lara))) Thanks for much for that! *tear That poor little furry baby! Sigh, continued prayers for everyone there.
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02-10-2009, 07:40 PM | #4 | |||
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Thank you so much for sharing it. Brought tears to my eyes. So glad the koala survived and let the fireman help him.
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02-11-2009, 03:14 AM | #5 | |||
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I've just this minute seen this on the News.
This is just the sadest time for so many............ |
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02-11-2009, 06:30 AM | #6 | |||
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What a precious little creature. God bless that fireman for taking the time to give him a drink.
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02-11-2009, 06:42 AM | #7 | |||
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Looks like all the trees are burned. Don't Koalas eat eucalyptus only?
There is a show on Animal Planet called "Growing Up"... They have "Growing up Leopard, Growing up Bear, Camel, Moose, etc." They had "Growing Up Marsupial" and those Koala babies were really cute. The handlers became very attached to them and cried when they had to give them up. They appear very docile and sweet.
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02-11-2009, 04:01 PM | #8 | |||
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She's in hospital... "Sam" that is. See quote below which is from the first article url I posted below. Her feet were burned.
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Sadly there would be very few still alive in those areas, mrsD. The ferocity of the fire was hot enough to melt cars. I've seen footage of molten metal streams in the parched earth. Usually koalas don't need water as they get their water out of the copious amounts of leaves that they eat. There are agencies in Victoria looking for and caring for the injured wildlife. I was reading about a zoo somewhere in that region that had only endangered species in it. They were transported to a zoo in Melbourne early when it looked as if there was going to be a disaster. A lot of the areas are roadblocked. Too dangerous and for health reasons, the residents aren't allowed to go back there just yet. The forensic teams are having to sift through the area first. PLUS the fires are still raging. WARNING: Some of this article is very unpleasant reading... . By KRISTEN GELINEAU – 1 hour ago . edited to add: btw, many species of eucalypt regenerate very quickly after fire. Some native species actually need fire to open seed pods. . good article! Quote:
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Last edited by Lara; 02-11-2009 at 04:27 PM. |
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02-16-2009, 06:18 PM | #9 | |||
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How sweet. That man was wonderful to the koala.
We used to have a koala at our zoo in Ohio. But the eucalyptus was getting expensive. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Lara (02-18-2009) |
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