As a kid, did you ever mistake some random aunty or uncle to be your mom or dad, and follow them around a store for a few seconds before realising your folly? Well, this is just like that, only cuter.?A baby koala mistook a dog for its mother and clung to it like a monkey to a banana.?
The Internet cannot get over the cute viral video of a lost joey koala clinging on and trying to hitch a ride on a pet dog in Stirling, Adelaide.?The curious case of mistaken identity was captured on camera by the dog¡¯s owner.?
However, Tony, the little dog did not seem very pleased by the clingy behavior of the koala, probably because it could not fathom what this dude from??another species altogether, was doing on its back. He seems to be trying to jerk the little cuddly creature off with as much might, as the koala seems to be employing to hang on.
The joey would not let go of the dog initially but reportedly, it eventually hopped off and climbed a nearby tree.?
It is not unknown in nature for one kind of animal or mammal to adopt another. Some time ago the curious case of a whale adopting a dolphin hit the news.
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One does feel sad for the koala, it might have been abandoned or orphaned. Reportedly, the authorities were duly informed about it, in case it needed rescuing. People having been leaving all sorts of comments on the video and if ¡®aww¡¯ was a genre, most of them would rank under that.??
One person commented, ¡®Poor koala baby, he needs a new mum¡¯, while another wrote, ¡®This video cures cancer¡¯. (Erm, what?)
Well we do not know about cancer, but the video does have the capability of curing a bad day.?While Tony was in no mood to give the little Koala a ride, we hope it eventually did find its mom, or the help it needed.