Orphaned Kangaroo And His Teddy Bear Will Steal Your Heart
Sept 1, 2015 0:27:14 GMT -5
Post by PurplePuppy on Sept 1, 2015 0:27:14 GMT -5
This Orphaned Kangaroo And His Teddy Bear Will Steal Your Heart
Posted Aug 31, by Brandon Siewert
Tim Beshara, an adviser to Australian senator Peter Whish-Wilson, tweeted these adorable pictures recently of an orphaned baby kangaroo hugging a teddy-bear on Tuesday.
Named “Doodlebug,” the eastern grey kangaroo was orphaned not long ago and was subsequently found by Beshara’s mother, Gillian Abbott, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
While nurturing him, Abbott gave Doodlebug the stuffed bear hoping it'd lift his spirits. As you can see, he's more than just a little fond of it.
“He may have fallen out of his mother’s pouch or his mother may have died,” Beshara told the Daily Mail. “He was a couple of months old when he was passed onto my mother’s wildlife company WIRES. She has since nursed it back to health and it is now hopping around the forest and coming back for the occasional feeding or cuddle, as the image shows.”
“They seem to respond to the toys much in the same way as a toddler. They treat it as a companion."
I think it's safe to say Doodlebug considers his stuffed friend a companion indeed - one that he can share as many hugs with as he wants.
Oh and the rope you see in the photo? It was what Abbott used initially to suspend the bear in a place that would make it visible to Doodlebug - just to clarify for all you animal lovers!
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Posted Aug 31, by Brandon Siewert
Tim Beshara, an adviser to Australian senator Peter Whish-Wilson, tweeted these adorable pictures recently of an orphaned baby kangaroo hugging a teddy-bear on Tuesday.
Named “Doodlebug,” the eastern grey kangaroo was orphaned not long ago and was subsequently found by Beshara’s mother, Gillian Abbott, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
While nurturing him, Abbott gave Doodlebug the stuffed bear hoping it'd lift his spirits. As you can see, he's more than just a little fond of it.
“He may have fallen out of his mother’s pouch or his mother may have died,” Beshara told the Daily Mail. “He was a couple of months old when he was passed onto my mother’s wildlife company WIRES. She has since nursed it back to health and it is now hopping around the forest and coming back for the occasional feeding or cuddle, as the image shows.”
“They seem to respond to the toys much in the same way as a toddler. They treat it as a companion."
I think it's safe to say Doodlebug considers his stuffed friend a companion indeed - one that he can share as many hugs with as he wants.
Oh and the rope you see in the photo? It was what Abbott used initially to suspend the bear in a place that would make it visible to Doodlebug - just to clarify for all you animal lovers!
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