Koala Survives Bumper Collision, Gets Stuck
They come from a land down-unda’! The only things more famous than Paul Hogan, Steve Irwin (RIP) and the Subaru Outback to have Australia related back to them is the mighty and adorable Koala Bear. These cuddly little creatures are mostly slow to act, hanging out in trees, sucking down eucalyptus leaves. Nature’s teddy bears are pretty much the most laid back creatures in the South Eastern Hemisphere. That’s not always a good thing – when an automobile is barreling down on you at 80 kph (or, I guess, around 50 mph?) having a fast reaction would probably save your life.
Well, this poor Koala had no such reaction to the vehicle slamming down on him. Luckily, instead of becoming a stain on the wrong side of the road (they do that whole UK driving on the other side bit) this fella landed safely, if not a little painfully, inside the grille.
Local veterinarian Lisia Sturm was astounded to find the animal had survived.
“It looked quite surprised — if koalas can look surprised,” Dr Sturm said. “It had its bum wedged right in there meaning it couldn’t get out. But he was a big boy and looked really healthy. He didn’t have any injuries at all — not even a graze.”
The koala was cut from the grill with bolt cutters and kept under observations for the rest of that day before getting released to its original habitat.
Source: NineMSN
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