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After being caught, the pair, dubbed Fluffy and Andy, were taken to the RSPCA Wildlife Hospital.
At first glance there were no obvious signs of injury beyond a small scratch to Fluffy s face.
However, vets would soon discover Fluffy had an internal tear in her chest wall, a collapsed lung, broken ribs and extensive bruising. Despite that, she was still carrying Andy on her back. Her survival instinct was to protect her baby and that overrode her pain response, Ms Phillips said in a World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia media statement. Her injuries were so severe we didn t expect her to survive, but incredibly Fluffy pulled through following emergency surgery to repair her chest. She is one tough koala.
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