A FURRY MONDAY:
I wasn't into posting this at the weekend, but here's the other half of the koalas post...
Basically THIS is what it's easy to forget about bushfires; that the local wildlife suffers terribly. Lots of koalas got burned in last summer's Victoria conflagration...
Even those who were physically all right had much of their habitat destroyed. Many came wandering dazed into the suburbs desperate for drinking water. This picture of a fireman giving one a drink is famous:
Thankfully many of the casualties got treated and recovered. They can look very cute in bandages like this furry pensioner:
And this joey:
Wildlife and animal rescue charities did a sterling job:
Many babies lost their parents or were orphaned:
But were lucky enough to be rescued and taken into people's homes:
... and with a bit of luck and love they should live happily ever after...
Here's the fireman-koala-drink story from the news:
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