This thirsty koala spent an hour and a half drinking from a backyard pool in Flagstaff Hill, then recovered with a snooze in the shade. Picture: Liz Wickers - Takes The Cake. Source: Supplied
A HOT and bothered koala was so thirsty it drank from a backyard pool for more than an hour yesterday.
As the mercury topped 40.5C in Adelaide, humans and animals sweltered in the dry February heat.
Flagstaff Hill resident Trent Wickers snapped this picture of the thirsty marsupial drinking from his backyard salt-chlorinated pool early yesterday.
His wife, Liz, said they often spotted koalas in nearby trees but it was the first time they had seen one "scooping" water into its mouth.
"Then it crawled under the jetty and sprawled out across the cool rocks all day," she said.
Today, the state will enjoy a brief reprieve, with a top of 28C and possible morning shower forecast for Adelaide.
Later in the week, temperatures are set to climb again, with 34C expected for Friday and Saturday and 33C on Sunday.
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