Post by cheyenne on Feb 6, 2009 14:58:40 GMT
WILDLIFE officers have come to the rescue of an abandoned baby koala who found internet stardom by being the bear in a bucket.
The baby was found shaking underneath a verandah and “looking very sick” after its mother was apparently overcome by the ferocious heatwave that struck Victoria last week.
"The mum had become distressed and disorientated by the heat so she left the baby on its own without realising," Tracey Young told Ninemsn.
"They’re normally up in the tree together, in a pair, and we see them all the time."
Ms Young’s nephew first spotted the distressed animal on the family property in Maude, between Melbourne and Geelong.
"I had to scoop water up in my hand to get it to drink and at first it wasn’t very unresponsive," Mrs Young told ninemsn.
"Eventually it realised the water was in the bowl and it just climbed in itself."
Click link for full story and the cutest pictures:
www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25008941-953,00.html
The baby was found shaking underneath a verandah and “looking very sick” after its mother was apparently overcome by the ferocious heatwave that struck Victoria last week.
"The mum had become distressed and disorientated by the heat so she left the baby on its own without realising," Tracey Young told Ninemsn.
"They’re normally up in the tree together, in a pair, and we see them all the time."
Ms Young’s nephew first spotted the distressed animal on the family property in Maude, between Melbourne and Geelong.
"I had to scoop water up in my hand to get it to drink and at first it wasn’t very unresponsive," Mrs Young told ninemsn.
"Eventually it realised the water was in the bowl and it just climbed in itself."
Click link for full story and the cutest pictures:
www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25008941-953,00.html
