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| Australian 'Bear Grylls' koala hit by car and survives | Australian 'Bear Grylls' koala hit by car and survives |
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| A koala in Australia has been dubbed "Bear Grylls" after it was hit by a fast-moving car and survived when it got wedged in the car's front grill. | A koala in Australia has been dubbed "Bear Grylls" after it was hit by a fast-moving car and survived when it got wedged in the car's front grill. |
| Loren Davis was driving at 100km/h (62mph) on an expressway in Adelaide on Tuesday when she hit the koala as it was crossing the road. | Loren Davis was driving at 100km/h (62mph) on an expressway in Adelaide on Tuesday when she hit the koala as it was crossing the road. |
| Ms Davis only discovered what had happened to the animal when she reached home and inspected her car. | Ms Davis only discovered what had happened to the animal when she reached home and inspected her car. |
| The koala only had minor abrasions and will be released into the wild soon. | The koala only had minor abrasions and will be released into the wild soon. |
| "We're calling him Bear Grylls," said Ms Davis, whose choice of nickname was inspired by the British survival expert and television presenter. | "We're calling him Bear Grylls," said Ms Davis, whose choice of nickname was inspired by the British survival expert and television presenter. |
| Koalas, which are often mistaken for bears, are in fact marsupials. | Koalas, which are often mistaken for bears, are in fact marsupials. |
| 'Lucky koala' | 'Lucky koala' |
| Ms Davis told reporters that she had been driving down a dark stretch on the expressway and only saw the koala when her headlights illuminated it. | Ms Davis told reporters that she had been driving down a dark stretch on the expressway and only saw the koala when her headlights illuminated it. |
| She said she could not change lanes nor brake because of traffic next to her and behind her, and had "no choice but to hit the koala". | She said she could not change lanes nor brake because of traffic next to her and behind her, and had "no choice but to hit the koala". |
| She later pulled to one side to check but could not see the koala anywhere. | She later pulled to one side to check but could not see the koala anywhere. |
| Ms Davis drove to her home about 10km away, "feeling upset that I'd killed a koala," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). | Ms Davis drove to her home about 10km away, "feeling upset that I'd killed a koala," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). |
| "Once I got home and pulled into the garage I turned on the light to see the damage. I turned around, saw a koala and just screamed." | "Once I got home and pulled into the garage I turned on the light to see the damage. I turned around, saw a koala and just screamed." |
| The koala was still conscious and growled as Ms Davis approached. She and her fiance finally pushed a blanket underneath its dangling arm so that it could push itself up and out of the grill. | |
| Animal rescue volunteers later came by and took the animal for treatment. It is expected to be released soon. | Animal rescue volunteers later came by and took the animal for treatment. It is expected to be released soon. |
| Fauna Rescue co-ordinator Merridy Montarello told The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide that it was a "very, very lucky koala". | Fauna Rescue co-ordinator Merridy Montarello told The Advertiser newspaper in Adelaide that it was a "very, very lucky koala". |
| "It's because of the particular size of it [that it survived]... It's just sat itself inside the car." | "It's because of the particular size of it [that it survived]... It's just sat itself inside the car." |
| "Bear Grylls" is not the only koala to have a lucky escape on Australia's roads. | "Bear Grylls" is not the only koala to have a lucky escape on Australia's roads. |
| Another koala got stuck head-first in a car grill three weeks ago when it was hit on a road in another part of Adelaide, reported ABC. In 2011, a koala named Kenny in Queensland also survived under similar circumstances. | |
| In 2014 a koala named Timberwolf survived a 54.5 mile (88km) ride clinging to the bottom of a car, also in Queensland. |