Meet Sam. After being rescued from the Australian wildfires, Sam has become an Australian celebrity. Sam's claim to fame arose from this photograph of her drinking water from her fireman rescuer's water bottle.
"Sam the koala, the most famous furry survivor of Australia's worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue shelter — and she even has a new boyfriend." - KRISTEN GELINEAU, AP.
Glad to see the Associated Press working hard.
Sam and her boyfriend met while being treated for their paw burns.
As of Tuesday, the official (human) death toll as a result of the wildfires reached 183. Upon trying to find a more current number (2:00 A.M. 2/13/09), all I could uncover were stories from Tuesday, and this extremely important piece on Sam.
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