澳洲無尾熊口渴又害羞　屋主把水管當「吸管」喂牠喝

▲無尾熊口渴又不敢從樹上下來，最後在附近屋主協助下，握着水管當吸管猛喝。（圖／FACEBOOK：ANIMALS AUSTRALIA）

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位在南半球的澳洲目前是炎炎夏天，野生動物們也被酷暑和熱浪侵襲。一位名叫寇特尼(Courtney)的居民表示，日前一隻無尾熊出現在她家的土地，趴在樹上靠着樹葉陰影乘涼，她放了一碗水在樹下，可是無尾熊似乎非常害羞怕生，不敢從樹上下來。寇特尼靈機一動，拿水管給牠，無尾熊這才緊握管子當成吸管猛喝。

▲無尾熊終於喝到水！

順利幫助無尾熊解渴，寇特尼也十分開心，她將畫面錄下來分享給澳洲動物（Animals Australia）粉絲團，獲得超過2萬6千多人按贊、1萬2千多人轉貼。「澳洲動物粉絲團」表示，野生動物們在夏天十分難熬，沒有冷氣房可以遮蔽，也常常沒水喝而死亡，爲了避暑或找尋水源，牠們可能會跑到你的土地、你的屋子附近。期盼人們可以發揮同理心，給牠們喝水，減輕酷暑折磨，很可能因此救了牠一命。

▼影片取自臉書，稍慢出現請見諒：

Courtney noticed that a male koala on her property had been struggling through scorching heat. Last Tuesday, he had come down low enough from his tree (likely on his way to the water bowl she had left for him) that she was able to reach him with the end of her hose. "He grabbed the hose, held onto it and drank from the end." ❤ Isn't kindness awesome? SHARE to encourage others to leave water out for wildlife this summer!