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Koala Who Survived Australian Bush Fires Dies
Animals  (tags: animals, koalas, death, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 138 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A koala that gained worldwide fame and sympathy when it was filmed drinking from a firefighter's water bottle during the Australian bush fires earlier this year has died.
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Joycey B. (699)
Thursday August 6, 2009, 5:17 pm
This is very sad. Thanks Cher.
 

Lone Wolf (885)
Thursday August 6, 2009, 5:22 pm
that is so sad it made it through the fire and then gets put down because they couldn't do surgery on her why not let live the rest of her life out
 

marilyn s. (116)
Thursday August 6, 2009, 5:56 pm
AWW, should of stopped while I was happy with a good story, this is so sad....Noted with tears, love those Koalas, got to hold one up close and they just cling on to you...So sad...
 

KRISTEN B. (124)
Thursday August 6, 2009, 7:40 pm
i'D READ ABOUT THIS ONE TOO, SAD AND YETINCREDIBLE....
 

chris b. (1399)
Friday August 7, 2009, 1:36 am
How very sad after her ordeal which she had recoverd from and what a fine example the volunteer fireman is of compassion and all that is good about humanity in adversity.
 

cassie l. (220)
Friday August 7, 2009, 3:55 pm
Sad, Sad, Sad about beautiful little Sam, I sent money for her and the other Animals, for their recovery after the Fires,, cassie
 
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