Pictures: Australian Couple Didn't Abandon House Full Of Orphaned Kangaroos, Despite Bushfires

Australia’s prolonged bushfire season has killed 33 people and an estimated 1 billion native animals since September. So,?Julie Willis and Gary Wilson have decided to open their home for around 60 other animals, whose habitat has been destroyed by a raging fire near their home in Veltaliba, a small community in New South Wales.?

Look out some beautiful images of Australian couple how they treated orphaned baby kangaroos.

1. Julie Willisfeeds orphaned kangaroo joeys, in an area of her home designated for the pre-release of kangaroos.

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2. Partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis, both of who are animal carers, chat outside their home in the community of Wytaliba.

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3. Julie Willis carries an orphaned kangaroo joey that was rescued during the bushfire.

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4.?An orphaned kangaroo joey that was rescued during the bushfire season, stands inside the living room of partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis's home.

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5. Gary Wilson, an animal carer, stands outside his home in the community of Wytaliba.

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6.?“We didn’t have children ourselves; this is what we spend our time doing," Julie Willis said.

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7. Julie Willis feeds orphaned kangaroo.

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8. Australia’s prolonged bushfire season has killed 33 people and an estimated 1 billion native animals since September.?

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9. “We had way too many animals in the house and around the house so we really couldn’t go ... we decided we were going to stay and fight,” Wilson told Reuters.

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10. Wilson and Willis defended their home for at least 14 hours with fire extinguishers, water pumps and a sprinkler system on the roof that doused burning embers falling from the sky.

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11. Julie Willis feeds an orphaned kangaroo.

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12. Due to the Australian bushfires, about 2,500 homes have been destroyed and more than 11.7 million hectares (28.9 million acres) of tinder-dry bushland has been razed.

13. A kangaroo joey hangs from its mother's pouch, outside partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis's home.

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14.Gary Wilson carries orphaned kangaroo joeys that were rescued during the bushfire season.

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