Feb 06 2009
Koala’s Desperate - Its Too Darn Hot!
At Australia News we try to avoid the cute animal stories but Koalas begging a drink from humans …- how cute is this, but sad too - this is a desperate Koala! Highly unusual - I looked hard because I suspected photoshop- Koala’s just don’t do this - but as far as I can tell its for real! UPDATE Yes it is according to the ABC
The Eastern states have been sweltering in 40+ temperatures for weeks now - even notoriously fickle Melbourne weather has set new records, Adelaide has been hotter than usual - and fatally so - the morgue is filled up with heat-related deaths “dying to get cold” is a bit bad taste I agree!
If you’ve never experenced such extreme weather take care of your domestic pets - birds die in the wild from heat exhaustion so keep pet birds in the shade and make sure dogs don’t burn their paws on hot pavements.
But the Koala photos - well they are extraordinary if true - Koala’s sleep around 23 hours a day - and seldom move very far - so to see them on the road is amazing in the first place.
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Gosh, the koala must have been really desperate for a drink to approach people - I thought that they kept as far away from people as possible.
Yes, it’s very hot here in Sydney - must be getting towards 40 degrees - it is quite humid but there is a bit of a breeze too, so I guess it could be worse! Apparently, it’s going to get hotter over the weekend - time to go to the pool, I think!
I can’t believe it’s only 26 degrees in Perth - can we have some of your cooler weather? I’m fed up with the heat (I know I shouldn’t complain - I could be freezing in England!)
LOL - well you know what they say about Poms
Don’t worry too much we are going to be up to 39C on Monday - poor Melbourne is forecast 44C. Yes I’ve never seen Koalas move much at all - I suspect the pic may be from Adelaide where its been over 40C for a week or so!