Too hot even for the koalas
Wednesday 25th February 2009, 9:25AM GMT.
Carolyn Patrick said: "We must have given him around 15 cans of water before he had enough."
We complain whenever the weather gets too hot for us – but spare a thought for friends and relatives in Australia. Over there, even the koalas are suffering.
Retired policeman Ned Rouse, of Melbourne, visited ShropshireStar.com to take his mind off the heatwave currently baking his city and the bushfires raging in the countryside.
Ned Rowse
Ned wanted to see pictures of our recent snowfall and icy weather – it’s so hot where he is that a pair of wet jeans will dry within two minutes on a washing line.
Ned was intrigued by our picture galleries of the weather – which you can see by clicking here.
It’s a completely different situation Down Under, says Ned. Even the koala bears, which are not known for their friendliness, have been walking up to people in order to get a drink.
“Koalas generally never drink water,” says Ned. “They receive all the fluids they need from eucalyptus leaves!”
- To see more koala pictures visit the website of the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper, here
- Anyone wishing to assist the fire victims can contact www.redcross.org.au
Ned has sent in some pictures of the heatwave, which you can see over the following pages.
He says: “The leaves on trees are like potato crisps and dropping off. People’s tomatoes are cooking on the bushes, and in eight weeks we will probably have heaters on! That’s Melbourne.”
By Andrew Owen
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How sweet is that Koala??
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Ahhh the good old English reporting…….”Even the koala bears….”
Say that to any Aussie and they’ll just laugh in your face!!!!
KOALAS ARE KOALAS they are not BEARS!!!!!!!
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