One of the most famous pics to come out of the latest Australian fire tragedy, is this one, showing a fireman giving water to a Koala bear.

The bear was first called Ken, but then they found out that he was actually a female. So they went for Sam the Koala Bear.

There was concern as to the health of the little girl and I’m happy to report that she is FINE!

this, From associated Press:

SYDNEY (AP) — “Sam” the koala, the most famous furry survivor of Australia’s worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue shelter — and she even has a new boyfriend, “Bob.”

Sam, who captured hearts around the world after she was photographed drinking from a firefighter’s water bottle, has also won the affection of “Bob,” another koala whose paws were scorched in the weekend’s inferno, caretaker Lynn Raymond said Thursday.

“Bob is her protector — as soon as she is moved, he’s on the move, too. It really looks like he’s making sure she’s OK,” Raymond said from the Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter in Rawson, 100 miles (170 kilometers) east of Melbourne in Victoria state, where the deadly fires continue to burn. “They’re good company for each other.”

Neither koala is likely to be healthy enough for release for at least four months, and are being comforted by caretakers who salve their scorched paws every few hours.

Global interest in the fate of Sam has been intense since a photograph of firefighter David Tree offering her a bottle of water in a burned-out forest was splashed across the Internet, in newspapers and on television broadcasts. The telephone at the shelter has rung incessantly with callers eager for an update on the creature’s condition.

“It’s insane,” Raymond said with a laugh. “(But) everybody has been absolutely wonderful.”

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Well that’s a relief!

Can we get a little pic of the little thing?

Sure…

BANG!

Sam waits for a wheelchair

Aaaahhhh……BLESS!!