"Да коалам в зоопарке живется тяжелее чем вам!" - такими словами ( и не только такими) Сагара Сосуке пытался поднять боевой дух регбистов из школьной команды.

Ну, в зоопарке - не уверен ;), а в природе коалам иногда приходится несладко. Особенно когда в Австралии стоит жуткая жара.
Поэтому коалы идут за помощью к людям.

Вот друг прислал письмо из Австралии.
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Just to prove that not all Australians are silly.
It was very hot and normaly timid Koalas were pictured asking for water. It has never happened for me but I hear of accounts when thirsty animals approach people when desperate. These photos show two instances.

People get scared when a large animal or lizard approaches. This was after a week of a 120deg c heat wave.

I thought you would like it. One thing we have to watch for in the heat is if Funnel web spiders try to come indoors. There is a antivenan now available, so if you are not to far from help you have a good chance to survive. The most dangerous creature we have is the coneis shell a molusc, although the box jelly is bad. Australia can be inhospitable at times.

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