koalas-survive-fires.jpg A love story between two badly burned koalas rescued from Australia’s deadliest bushfires has provided some heart-warming relief after days of devastation and the loss of over 180 lives.

One of the koalas was featured in a YouTube video being rescued by an approaching fire fighter who talked gently to her, and fed her water from a plastic bottle as she put her burned claw in his cold, wet hand.

22 koalas, 14 ringtail possums, several wallabies and eastern grey kangaroos have been rescued from fires.  (Read more in the Star)

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