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Sam the Koala gives Aussies hope after wildfires
A VIDEO showing Sam the koala being given a drink by firefighter David Tree among the devastation of the bushfires has become a global hit.Pictures of Sam, who turned out to be female, travelled around the globe and featured in major newspapers including The New York Times, London's The Sun, with the video appearing on CNN. The image provided a much-needed picture of hope in a week filled with news of despair. Yesterday, Sam was recovering in Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter. Sam the Koala is becoming overnight-famous in the way thats only become possible since the advent of the Internet. Since the picture above, taken on the spur of the moment by a fellow CFA volunteer with a mobile phone camera, was published yesterday, Sam (who is a girl koala, by the way) has become a globally-famous marsupial. David Tree, the volunteer firefighter in the photo who is also shown in video here during the rescue? Not so much. Sure, you and your fellow bush fire fighters are the real heroes here, genuine Aussie legends, and you deserve to be famous too, all of you, but what can we say? Sam is just that darned cute. But know that you and all of the volunteers who have been going almost non-stop day and night now, while you might not be quite as famous, still have our most sincere appreciation and admiration. Onya, mates! Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-11 |
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