A rare one

Almost unheard of for me to post a photo of a koala not on my property!
This young fella however will make you laugh if you really take note of his back legs. Yes it is rather a pose he is pulling but we had a horrendous day of heat and I went out on a rescue call to check him. By the time the property owner had called, and I had finished helping set a trap and got there, things had finally started to cool down and he was actually fine. But his way of letting as much breeze touch every bit of him really had me in stitches and I only had my phone but this does tell the story.
I left him in place, with a bowl of water at the base of the tree and the owner reported he was gone next morning.
Now we just desperately need rain - no matter how I hold my tongue and dance it's still not working!

[Kahsia]

I like your story. So bad about no water and summer hasn’t begun yet.

[Brigette]

hope you get rain soon

[haskar]

Dry, hot weather destroys us and the surroundings. Great shot showing an interesting way of survival.

[Richard Sayer]

You do such good work you should be made an honorary koala 😇

[Pigeons Farm]

Love the way this young fella is hanging on!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Hope you get the rain needed.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ha ! no inhibitions in the survival game !! So glad all his parts were cooled off ! but on a serious note I hope and pray you will get that much needed rain ! Must fav this !

[Issi Bannerman]

A most interesting pose! Super capture. I hope that rain comes soon.

[Babs]

Ha ha a flasher in the woods. Probably the best way to cool down on a hot day.

We have had 13 mm rain today according to our rain gauge. Hope you get some rain soon.

[Lesley]

Haha cheeky chappie! Great capture.

[Diana]

I could not believe my eyes, what a flasher! Hope you soon get the much needed rain.

[Lou Ann]

Such a great photo. I’ve sure been that hot and wished I could strike that pose. Smile.

[Bep]

Great capture. I hope you get some rain soon.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very cute.

[Larry Steager]

Good capture.

[Margaret Snell]

Great shot, glad he had cooled off, Pity I can't send you some of our rain, we are have rather too much of it at the moment

[Kim]

Have to laugh at this one's pose. Rainy again today and we have rain to spare - so sorry we can't share!

[Fisher Family]

The pose is indeed humorous, but also gives effective cooling. A super shot!

Ian

[Sue Cooper]

That’s fabulous, hilarious capture but the back story is much more serious. I’m happy he was fine but I do hope you get some rain soon.

[Margaret Brown]

Hope the rain comes soon, nice info and you might say not a gentlemanly pose, but hey whatever works!!

[Nina Ganci]

he is cute, love his pose

Hope you get rain soon, last year Cape Town suffered badly and with all the Koalas you are in desperate need of water. I will gladly join you in that rain dance

[Jean]

Great capture. Hope you get rain soon.

[Rob Z]

Poor little guy - it's not very dignified but it seems to have done the job. I wonder how many people realize that a bowl of water may be needed?

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Jane Pittenger]

Poor thing

[Rick]

Great capture. We'll keep our fingers crossed that you get rain.

[Valerie Chesney]

Poor koala, so pleased the property owner was so caring & called you. We were promised a storm today & had about 50 drops...do hope you have rain soon.