{"id":161620,"date":"2022-08-05T07:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T07:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=161620"},"modified":"2022-08-05T07:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T07:42:41","slug":"woman-attacked-by-koala-in-queensland-after-trying-to-give-it-a-cuddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/woman-attacked-by-koala-in-queensland-after-trying-to-give-it-a-cuddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman attacked by koala in Queensland after trying to give it a cuddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Surprising moment a cute and cuddly koala turns aggressive and attacks a woman when she tries to give it a hug at the side of the road<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Woman gets a surprise after the koala becomes aggressive and lunges at her\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The video was filmed in Queensland and posted on TikTok this week\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She appears to crouch down to cuddle the koala before it tries to attack her\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>As the woman tries to back away from the koala, she is seen falling to the ground\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A woman in Queensland has received a rude shock when the cute koala she tried to cuddle by the side of the road suddenly attacked her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video, posted on TikTok on Thursday, has already received more than one million views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video captioned &#8216;Talking to a drop bear gone wrong,&#8217; the person filming the scene can be heard saying: &#8216;This b***h trying to talk a f***ing koala&#8230; it&#8217;s about to f*** her day up and I&#8217;m about it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/08\/05\/06\/61092973-11083087-In_the_TikTok_video_a_woman_can_be_seen_approaching_a_koala_that-a-27_1659676037954.jpg\" height=\"664\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the TikTok video, a woman can be seen approaching a koala that was siting on the side of the road\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video the woman is seen approaching the koala after spotting it sitting at the side of a busy motorway.<\/p>\n<p>She then appears to talk to the marsupial as she crouches down.<\/p>\n<p>But as she moves closer, appearing to want to give the animal a cuddle, the koala becomes alarmed and lunges at the woman.<\/p>\n<p>As she tries to back away, the woman loses her balance and falls to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The koala then begins to attack her while she is on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the koala goes on the offensive, the person behind the camera is heard yelling out: &#8216;Get em! Get em! Hahaha.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/08\/05\/06\/61092971-11083087-After_crouching_down_as_though_she_was_about_to_hug_it_the_koala-a-28_1659676039112.jpg\" height=\"788\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After crouching down as though she was about to give the koala a hug, it became aggressive and lunged at the woman, forcing her to fall to the ground as she tried to back away (pictured)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Koalas are more likely to become aggressive and attack humans if they feel threatened or that a human is about to attack them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many of those commenting on the video suggested the woman&#8217;s incautious approach to the native animal indicated she was likely an American, though it&#8217;s unknown where she comes from.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When Americans come to Australia,&#8217; one person said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tell me you aren&#8217;t from Australia without telling me you aren&#8217;t from Australia,&#8217; another commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If people from America ask me if drop bears are real I&#8217;ll send them this,&#8217; a third commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>WHY KOALAS BECOME AGGRESSIVE\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Threats to their young:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the main reasons why koalas become aggressive is when they feel a potential threat to their offspring.<\/p>\n<p>When koalas sense a human will approach their young or try to touch them, they may turn aggressive and ready themselves for an attack.<\/p>\n<p><span>Invasion of territory:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Koalas are highly territorial animals, so any encroachment on their territory can produce an aggressive response.<\/p>\n<p><span>Threats to their own safety:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like any other animals, koalas will also become\u00a0aggressive if they perceive they are being threatened or are at risk of attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Source:\u00a0 Ranger Planet (rangerplanet.com)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11083087\/Koala-Queensland-aggressive-woman-tries-cuddle-road.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprising moment a cute and cuddly koala<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":161619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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