278: koala has narrow escape

I'm never too sure about cutesy animal tales, but this one's a little different - and definitely good news for the animal concerned. According to today's linked article from the BBC, a koala in Australia had a narrow escape recently when it was hit by a car, then found later with its head wedged in the car's front grill. The woman driving the car said she saw the koala but she assumed she hadn't hit it when she checked in her rear view mirror and saw nothing - she saw it (from the rear) later, though, when she made a stop just outside Brisbane. The koala, now known as Lucky Grills, had a health check at a wildlife hospital, which showed that he had - amazingly - suffered no injuries. (Photo from BBC online.)