Koalas on Road to Recovery After Car Accident
A mother and daughter koala duo from Glen Oak, New South Wales, were on the road to recovery after being hit by a car in late December, 2023.
Mikayla, a mother koala, and Sharon, Mikayla’s joey, were admitted to the ICU at Port Stephens Koala Hospital with Mikayla suffering multiple injuries.
“X-ray and ultrasound the following morning by Dr Don confirmed fractured jaw, nose, broken teeth, and partial loss of tongue as well as a cracked collarbone,” wrote the hospital in a Facebook post. “Baby Sharon, however, was fine, possibly a Christmas miracle.”
Video filmed by the hospital shows the two koalas arriving at their new ICU room and being helped onto a perch.
“Mikayla continues to improve but still has a long way to go. Baby Sharon is in fine fettle,” said the hospital. Credit: Port Stephens Koala Hospital via Storyful
Video Transcript
- Mikayla and Sharon are being upgraded into ICU4, and they've just been weighed. And look, here's your new-- here is your new home. Look at all that so you can climb.
OK, so we'll pick her up. We'll pick the basket up and just-- then we'll go over that way.
Oh, yes, you weigh 1.5 kilo. Yes, you do, Sharon. Oh, its poor mom with a sore jaw sniffling, but it's on the mend.
Oh, this is all new. Look at that. Well, how about that? That's like being-- going on holiday. You've hopped on a plane, but you've been upgraded to first class. Look at that.
And here is our hostesses from Port Stephens Koala Hospital, watching everything intently to make sure everything's done right. And was it, girls? Was it done correctly? Yes, it was, OK.
Oh, look at that. And you two are going to be up for adoption shortly. And so we'll just let another several days go by.
Oh, let's have something to eat. Sharon, Sharon, look over here. Typical teenager.
Okey doke, we might-- we might leave them alone now, and we'll get all this leaf changed out a little bit later, OK?
All right, girls. Happy New Year!
