「おいコアラ必死だな」バギーをこれでもかというほど襲撃

コアラが抱きつこうとしている時は、要注意だ。
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コアラが抱きつこうとしている時は、要注意だ

この小さな雄コアラは、素早く、狂ったかのように、エボニー・チャーチルさん(31)を追いかけた。8月14日、チャーチルさんがオーストラリアの牧場で乳絞りをするために、バギーで乳牛を追いかけようととしていた時のことだ。

「今夜、マジでコアラに追いかけられたわ! 何これ!」と、チャーチルさんはFacebookに投稿した。

チャーチルさんは地元「ジ・アドバタイザー」に、コアラが彼女を追いかけた理由について、冗談交じりに持論を展開した。

「コアラは私が好きだったけど、私にフラれたから追いかけてきたんです」と、31歳の彼女は語った。

チャーチルさんは、バギーで走っていったらコアラはあきらめるだろうと思ったという。しかし、彼女が乳牛に追いつくと、止まらざるを得なくなった。この小さな生き物は、それでも一心不乱に彼女を追いかけて来た。

「コアラには、固くて鋭い鉤爪があります。私はバギーに乗っていたので、脚をつかまれたくないと思いました」と、彼女は同紙に語った。

結論から言うと、コアラは彼女の脚を掴みたかったわけではなかった。ただ単に、バギーのタイヤに抱きつきたかったのだ。彼女がバギーを停止させると、コアラはくっついて離れず、チャーチルさんは歩いて牛の群れを集めなければならなくなった。

チャーチルさんはジ・アドバタイザー紙に、やがてコアラはタイヤから離れていったと話した。

「ほら、みんなも乳絞りしたら? 楽しいから!」と、彼女はFacebookに書き込んだ。

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