Who say Koalas are lazy?

Swimming koala surprises canoeists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXC7vCP1GLI


Who knew Koalas could swim? This video shows a group canoeing through a river when a fuzzy marsupial decides to swim over and join them
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The video posted on YouTube five days ago has already been viewed more than 5300 times.
Julie Elliot, who filmed the unusual scene in Queensland's Gold Coast, told Australia's Channel 9: "It took a sip of water and then saw us and obviously decided to come straight over. Then it started clawing at the boat and we didn't know what to do.

"We were thinking it was going to drown so my mate behind me just grabbed him and put him straight in the boat.

"I've been paddling along that particular creek for the best part of 10 years and never seen anything like a swimming koala before."