Nature Koala drinks in drought

Koala drinks in drought · **12 Likes**

The koala usually gets its water need by eating gum leaves. In drought, wild koala’s are known to be hand watered. This koala was found licking the road after a short shower just north of Moree nsw Australia. The small shallow pools of water on the road after rain is all the free water available in this area. It is perhaps one of the reasons there are so many koalas killed by cars. This one was picked up by the local vet after being helped by a concerned local farmer. These locals are hero’s in my eyes.

nonpigliounoshoot · 12-02-2021, 04:28 AM

Originally posted by Wild Mark

The koala usually gets its water need by eating gum leaves. In drought, wild koala’s are known to be hand watered. This koala was found licking the road after a short shower just north of Moree nsw Australia. The small shallow pools of water on the road after rain is all the free water available in this area. It is perhaps one of the reasons there are so many koalas killed by cars. This one was picked up by the local vet after being helped by a concerned local farmer. These locals are hero’s in my eyes.

Nice shoot.

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12-02-2021, 04:28 AM	#16
nonpigliounoshoot Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 735	Originally posted by Wild Mark The koala usually gets its water need by eating gum leaves. In drought, wild koala’s are known to be hand watered. This koala was found licking the road after a short shower just north of Moree nsw Australia. The small shallow pools of water on the road after rain is all the free water available in this area. It is perhaps one of the reasons there are so many koalas killed by cars. This one was picked up by the local vet after being helped by a concerned local farmer. These locals are hero’s in my eyes. Nice shoot.