This photo made me laugh, hard. Then I read the story, and felt bad that I laughed.
But then I looked at the photo again, and laughed even more. He's got that "come hither" look about him, like he's a little Don Juan of koalas. "Join me in a dip, my sweet? The water's warm.".
Missouri has kamikaze squirrels, Melbourne has koalas. I'm thinking Australia is where it's at.
