{"id":1795,"date":"2014-09-25T14:25:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T04:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2014-09-25T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T04:25:52","slug":"terrified-koala-in-gruelling-grill-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=1795","title":{"rendered":"Terrified koala in gruelling grill trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>A koala that was struck by a taxi near Maryborough was later discovered clinging to the car’s grille at a service station almost 90 kilometres away.\r\n\r\nLocal vet Geoff Collyer was called to the scene after the taxi driver and his passengers stopped for petrol in Gympie and noticed the animal.\r\n\r\nThe frightened marsupial was attempting to wander back towards the motorway before Collyer arrived and relaxed the koala by wrapping him in a sheet.\r\n\r\nThe koala, now known as Timberwolf, was taken to Australia Zoo to recover, and is expected to remain there for a few weeks before he is returned to Maryborough.\r\n\r\nAn update on the zoo’s facebook page said the koala is a juvenile and is \u201crelatively unscathed” with only minor injuries.\r\n\r\nSAM WORRAD<\/strong>\r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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