Matilda the Koala predicts Australia to beat France

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1 年前

STORY: During the four hours a day when they're not sleeping, koalas like Matilda are usually focused on choosing which eucalyptus tree to snack on but the young joey was tasked with making a far more important choice on Thursday (August 10).

Koala Matilda woke from her 20-hour-long sleep and went with her eucalyptus-filled gut when making the choice between sitting next to an Australian scarf or French scarf in her enclosure at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

The sanctuary name the koala Matilda just two days before the co-hosts' match against Canada and she's proven to be a lucky charm as Tony Gustavsson's side won that match 4-0 and followed it up with a 2-0 victory over Denmark in the round of 16.

The baby koala was born at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast 12 months ago as part of a captive breed and release conservation programme.

Newly weaned from her mother, carers at the sanctuary expect she will soon join the programme to help protect the future of the endangered species.