A koala nicknamed Bob puts his paw around fellow fire survivor Sam at the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter in Rawson, Australia, on Wednesday.
The story of Sam and her new boyfriend Bob emerged after volunteer firefighter David Tree used a mobile phone to photograph and film the rescue of the bewildered female found cowering in a burned-out forest at Mirboo North, 90 miles southeast of Melbourne.
Oh my god! I didn’t even think about the koalas!
My favorite passage from the article is:
Often mistakenly called koala bears because they resemble a child’s teddy bear, the marsupial is actually a rather grumpy creature with a loud growl and sharp claws. It rarely comes down from the trees and doesn’t like walking.
Koalas and I must be kindred spirits.
