Video taking off 19x its usual first day

Dog walker frees koala joey from python in Brisbane

Reuters' rescue footage follows the young koala from the forest floor back into the branches, drawing an unusually large audience.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 139,271 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (7,339).

Dog walker rescues baby koala from python's grasp in Australia

"Yeah, I think he's okay," an off-screen woman says as the rescued koala rests in a dog walker's arms. Moments earlier, the joey was on the woodland floor, caught in a python's coils.

The Reuters clip shows a rescue in Brisbane, Australia, on November 3. A woman out walking her dog came across the animals and freed the joey by untangling the snake, according to the account shown on screen.

By well before its first full day online, the Short had drawn roughly 120,000 views. Its estimated first-day pace was nearly twenty times Reuters' usual for the format, a striking response while the channel's overall daily viewing remained close to normal.

The comments include thanks to the rescuer and a wider question: whether people should intervene when one wild animal catches another. Some viewers also ask about the koala calls heard in the footage.

After holding the vocalizing joey, the woman carries it to a nearby trunk and lets it climb. The clip ends with the youngster joining an adult koala in the branches.

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What viewers say

I'm glad she saved the joey. Good on her for having a heart.
@reginarobinson2080See it on YouTube
thank you for rescuing the baby! it was so brave of you!
@janetpattison8474See it on YouTube
That dog walker was at right place at the right time:)God bless her and Mama Koala ❤🙏
@marklisiecki5790See it on YouTube

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