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While explaining the incident, Bruce told the reporters that, “I grabbed a bowl of water and put it near it and it immediately got swatted out of my hand.” However, he found out later that koalas do not drink water like other animals but derive it by sucking on gum leaves. This also explained the Koala’s rude reaction to his offering.

By Tanvi