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Swivel Head
G'day
I think or rather I used to think Koala's were lovely furry things, that was until i took my daughter to Featherdale Animal Park in Sydney. A Chinese tourist, had one put on her shoulder, while the park keeper took a photo.
MY daughter picks out some gum leaves out of her pack and hands them to me. "Swivel Head, which is the name of the Koala, well that's what his head did, when he sighted the gum leaves in my hand, leaped off the girls shoulders onto my back.
Let me say here and now, when you have a fully grown koala digging its claws into your back, trying to bite your hands which were holding gum leaves, you tend to lose all bodily functions real quick :)
Off i went on a quick run around the enclosure, my arms going all directions, fanning my way through the crowd. Here i was in utter pain, when a group of Japanese tourists decided i must be part of a show, and started clapping and taking lots of photo's. Finally the koala keeper, managed to trip me up, and grip the Koala under the stomach, and rip him off my back.
The park manager apologised profusely, and offered me a couple of free tickets to go to the park again at a later date/ My reply was 'your kidding right"?
Needless to say i had some rather interesting scratch marks later to explain to Sharon who suggested i might have met someone and had a raunchy night while in Sydney
So thankyou for reading my story please accept the design attached of Swivel Head, the Koala.
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