A kangaroo was spotted cooling off in a backyard pool in a bush fire-ravaged region of Australia while elsewhere firefighters have been rescuing koalas from trees threatened by flames.
Australia's wildlife has been hard hit by fires that have destroyed more than 3.7 million hectares (9.1 million acres) of bushland and killed six people.
While not known for their swimming skills, kangaroos do seek for water bodies in intense heat, though usually in the wild. The kangaroo, whose video is going viral, also found a pool to its rescue so as to beat the heat
A family in the upper Hunter region of New South Wales filmed the unusual sight of kangaroo taking a dip in their swimming pool at the weekend as the temperatures topped 42 Celsius.
The kangaroo, which was filmed in water up to its chest, flapped its ears and appeared unharmed.
Netizens loved the video and flooded it with heartwarming comments. While some people were glad that the kangaroo was safe, others found it really cute. Several users also lauded his clever antics.
Check out some of the reactions here:
With scorching heat and fire conditions expected to worsen, animal sanctuaries and rescue organisations have to decide whether to try to evacuate threatened areas or risk staying to try to protect the animals.
Some koala and flying fox populations have been destroyed while kangaroos, koalas and echidnas have been spotted seeking shelter in urban areas.
In New South Wales, an environmental group estimated more than 2,000 koalas had been killed as one third of their habitat burned. A wildlife sanctuary north of Sydney evacuated its 300 animals as the flames approached.
"We decided to evacuate and were lucky to escape the fires," said Tassin Barnard, operations manager of the Walkabout Wildlife Park.
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