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01-24-2018, 09:42 AM
Cyclist stops to give thirsty koala dubbed 'Slurpy' a drink of water
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It's stinking hot in Australia right now. So much so that koalas are drinking water, which is something they don't ordinarily do.*
Cyclist Matt Sully was riding around the Adelaide Hills last Thursday when he came across a thirsty little guy who was looking for a drink.
SEE ALSO: Climate change turns one of the world's largest green sea turtle populations mostly female (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/green-sea-turtle-female/)
"It was so hot in them there hills today ... The koalas were flagging us down to give em water," Sully wrote in a Facebook post. (https://www.facebook.com/Mattsullygc/videos/10156113210606458/)
"This little guy called 'Slurpy' was so thirsty he emptied my entire bottle."
Koalas normally hydrate themselves by eating gum leaves (https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/interesting-facts), which usually provide adequate moisture.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/23/koala-drink-water-cyclist/)
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It's stinking hot in Australia right now. So much so that koalas are drinking water, which is something they don't ordinarily do.*
Cyclist Matt Sully was riding around the Adelaide Hills last Thursday when he came across a thirsty little guy who was looking for a drink.
SEE ALSO: Climate change turns one of the world's largest green sea turtle populations mostly female (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/green-sea-turtle-female/)
"It was so hot in them there hills today ... The koalas were flagging us down to give em water," Sully wrote in a Facebook post. (https://www.facebook.com/Mattsullygc/videos/10156113210606458/)
"This little guy called 'Slurpy' was so thirsty he emptied my entire bottle."
Koalas normally hydrate themselves by eating gum leaves (https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/interesting-facts), which usually provide adequate moisture.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/23/koala-drink-water-cyclist/)
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