How Koalas Are Coping With The Australian Heatwave

[naomi24]

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/thirsty-koala-drinks-entire-water-bottle-generous-cyclist/story?id=52604365

I'm told that Koalas regularly accept water from humans. Ahhhh.

[Peter Pedant]

deffo ahhhh from a photo
in life apparently they are bad tempered little things

[ladybirder]

That's lovely to see Naomi. Lovely kind man.
But some of the pictures I have seen recently in the news of cattle lying dead in the fields out there because of the drought and heat are heartbreaking. I also saw a programme about rivers drying up and the level of water in them decreasing year after year. Very worrying.
I've probably spoiled your lovely thread now. Sorry.

[spathiphyllum]

People should mind out. Koalas (however adorable) carry more STDs than any other mammal.

[spathiphyllum]

I would still help one quench its thirst though, but i wouldn't direct from my water bottle ;)

[Patsy33]

Awwww. We all need each other at times...

[retrocop]

Apparently the drought in Oz is pretty dire for the wild life at the moment.
A few thousand wild camel have been culled along with wild horses and the Spectacled bat species has declined by about 50%.

[retrocop]

Fancy a snake cooling off in your dunny?

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/australian-woman-bitten-snake-cooling-114321512.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-46981750

[naomi24]

//I would still help one quench its thirst though, but i wouldn't direct from my water bottle ;) //

Spath, I doubt the cyclist had any intention of 'sharing' that bottle of water.

[spathiphyllum]

when no, the Kola bogarted the entire bottle

[spathiphyllum]

well no *

[spathiphyllum]

I find this amazing!

[margarettom]

I watched a programme about Australia and apparently they are overusing their water resources in various industries, especially the wine industry, by quite a large amount. This drought problem is probably only going to get worse, without sufficient backup water supplies.

[spathiphyllum]

I'd say they're wasting all the water making Fosters but they make it in america, or Manchester to be fair.

[hereIam]

That's a beautiful video naomi. I hope others follow suit and help the wildlife during the immense heat. I also love the one of the snake drinking, wildlife always needs our help and if we can help, we should. I hate it when helpless animals are suffering.

[spathiphyllum]

I'd be more incline to give the koala a drink than that hench snake! I'd be terrified lol

[Old_Geezer]

These folk you are warning spath, what were they planning to offer the koala ?