A koala has caused a stir at an Australian pub, wandering inside during a stormy evening and taking up a position above the bar before promptly falling asleep.
The furry male marsupial stunned drinkers when he entered the Marlin Bar on Queensland’s Magnetic Island, approached barman Kevin Martin and ended up climbing up a supporting wooden pole and settling on a beam.
“I asked him for ID and he didn’t have any so that’s when he got a bit disgruntled and climbed up a pole,” joked Martin last week.
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“And he just sort of lay over the piece of wood, one of the little rafters, and flopped his arms down and just fell asleep, enjoying the atmosphere.”
Although the koala’s visit was welcome, Martin said he called wildlife workers to remove the animal out of concern for its own welfare.
The koala was later set free elsewhere on the island, which has a healthy population of the animals — unlike elsewhere in Queensland where they are threatened by development.
Martin said he does not know what prompted the koala to enter the bar, but speculated it could have been attempting to escape the rain.
“He was sort of hanging outside the pub beforehand,” he said. “He looked a little bit out of his element, I think he wasn’t expecting to find himself in the pub. But he seemed pretty happy nonetheless.”
(AFP)
澳洲一隻無尾熊於某天暴風雨夜晚，溜達到一間酒吧後，爬到吧台上方，選了個安穩的姿勢旋即入睡，因而在當地造成轟動。
酒保凱文‧馬丁說，這隻毛茸茸的有袋動物，進入昆士蘭麥格耐提克島的馬林魚酒吧時，在場客人震驚了好一會兒，最後牠爬上支撐用的木頭柱子，然後在一根樑上停留下來。
馬丁上週開玩笑地說，「我要求檢查身分證件，但牠卻沒有，所以可能有點不高興才爬上這個柱子的。」
「結果牠便躺在這塊木頭上，就這幾根小椽木當中一根，猛然將雙手垂下，享受這個氣氛就睡著了。」
雖然無尾熊在酒吧受到歡迎，但為了牠著想，馬丁還是電話通知野生動物工作人員，讓他們將這隻動物接走。
無尾熊之後被放生於小島別處，那邊有比較多牠的同類─不像昆士蘭其它地方，會遭到人類發展的威脅。
馬丁表示他並不知道無尾熊為何會走進酒吧，但他猜想或許是為了躲雨。
他說，「牠先前似乎就在酒吧外面，似乎有點迷路，我想牠也沒想到會走進酒吧。儘管如此牠看來挺開心的。」
（法新社／翻譯：吳岱璟）
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