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A ringtale possum ran to the firefighter Dale and climbed up onto him, finding safety in his helmet.
Jan 5, 2020 1:22 AM
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A ringtale possum ran to the firefighter Dale and climbed up onto him, finding safety in his helmet.
aocandkamalahot
Haha! You now have fleas!
oddoregano
MrPoopButthole
A letter to the PM from the 23 fired emergency chiefs telling our PM this would happen http://twitter.com/zdaniel/status/1193297938476347398
GBMaker
Aw, critter...
allginger
By the rules of Disney, yes, yes he is
CabinetDisplayPicnic
You legend! Thanks to all the firefighters, local and from overseas, risking their lives to protect lives in Australia.
Petrartep
Cuteness overload
madmathematicienne
Dale is a rescue ranger! <3
rendragnet
*Dean
PFinty
https://youtu.be/JBRf3nEqfZ8
smashasaurus
Poor little guy, hope some rain comes down.
rendragnet
Errr firefighters’ name is Dean, not dale :)
GalacticGumshoe
Still, shit's on fire yo
SimpleNinja
The post next to this has the answer.
HattyIs
That possum now owes the human a life debt. The possum will arrive to save the human when the possum is needed most.
asnow83
So a dueling banjos mosh pit where he falls and is in danger of being trampled?
SugaryBonemeal
That lone possum will fix climate change
dontmakemeanoptimist
It’s so rare to see the firies smiling at the moment that this really warms my heart <3
Poopypantaloon
I volunteered before Christmas, I can’t wait to train and get out on fire grounds.
TheEuphinator
Good luck you brave bastard!
JJKing93
Goodonya! I am quite envious of you.
nzconcon
Can we send a bunch of possums over to you from NZ to repopullate areas when the forests have regenerated enough to support them?
Dazzledent
The fires won’t make a dint in the amount of brushtails... noisy destructive pests that they are
BobbyBobBobBuBuBuBubblegoose
When I lived over there I laughed when I heard about possum fur socks and 1080 drops. Had no idea they were pests.
TheMeanGombeen
That's a good idea. (At least as a non-expert I think it is).
GreaterAias
Poor thing. Over 500,000,000 animals have been killed by the bushfires in Australia. They'll be ongoing for at least two more months
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
Half a billion !
GreaterAias
That's right. The sheer volume of animals killed here in Australia is utterly tragic
isidorelucienducasse
Awww
commentsivehadafew
He’s cooler than the road and less on fire than the trees
JackalRailroad
Classic Dale. Really a guy you can depend on to be not on fire
imakeurglassesfoggy
So yes, he’s a disney princess
Somarlane
This reads like a song lyric.
cookiediver
He is cool!
TVNewsIsBadForYou
I thought you were giving him a weird compliment
shortwarrior
And yet he's hotter than the trees.
UonlyThinkyourDead
i wish i could do more then just say i hope it works out
pooleus
https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/how-help-australian-bushfires-anywhere-around-world/?fbclid=IwAR2Uhl6YmAOPz4bLrCb43DUixWvMnDj2qUeN7vDk
ZOMGNO
If you know people who can sew, or can yourself, it helps to spread awareness of the needed items, eg. artificial pouches for joeys
ZOMGNO
Or donate, or ask your local government to prioritise anything that stops global warming - stop this happening again this badly.
OdelaySapo
There are some Australian animal charities out there taking donations. Even a small amount will help!
UonlyThinkyourDead
looking but aphresnsive on that stuff, just too jaded
WoefulWombat
Can also donate directly to the firefighters. Avoid gofundme and random facebook donation posts.
cruizin67coupe2
NotStephanie
I searched New South Wales Rural Fire Service. There are official donation pages. Just heads up to check exchange rate if on an Aussie site
cruizin67coupe2
R.S.P.C.A are a good source to donate for animal welfare
Exyr
I always find it weird that animals do know that we'll help them when they're in trouble and seek put human assistance
krissypoojackets
Seek put human? The fuck you sayin?
PFinty
https://youtu.be/JBRf3nEqfZ8
khora
They have this amazing ability to seek out things not on fire.
Exyr
Yeah it's amazing when animals in water do that....
ghookSuperJumper
You said seek put.
Exyr
Yeah....no way to edit a comment.
sp1cychick3n
Why do you find it weird?
jacksattack
It's called variation. Many don't and either die or live. a few do and if they live then they may pass on the gene to be willing t seak help
Starbolt81
I think its a case of risking help from the hairless apes or burning to death.
johneventually1
It's almost like we're am intelligent and capable species that could use their incredible abilities for the betterment of the entire planet.
johneventually1
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korothesilverwolf
It's an odds thing. The fire behind them is 100% death. But these weird things are walking in it and not dying and if they arent hungry they
Feralkyn
It's not just that, though--a lot do know when you're trying to help. (sauce, volunteered in wildlife/rehab for a bit)
korothesilverwolf
Yeah some that live near enough to humans to people watch figure out we are pretty weird for predators. There was a lioness(?) Who dumped
korothesilverwolf
Her Cubs on a man to go hunt like here watch my kid because she knew that this human would keep her baby safe. Shed seen these humans help
korothesilverwolf
But most of those moments are learned from previous human interaction. Truly wild animals are playing the numbers game
korothesilverwolf
Probably wont eat or kill the animal. And definitely not as surely as the fire. We are not salvation we're just less scary.
ab47203
I feel like they can tell when we have malicious intent and when we don't
ImNotReallyADoctor
Cant you tell when most humans have malicious intent?
ab47203
Unfortunately some humans are really good at hiding it from other humans
ImNotReallyADoctor
Is it? Or is it just some humans are bad at identifying it from other humans? Eh... just stay home. Never leave. We good
helluvasparkplug
Google/read up enough on narcissists, sociopaths, etc and you'll be able to pinpoint the red flags. It's subtle but they're 100% there.
kodiak931155
Quite often animals, even normally tame ones will savage your shit when you're attempting to save them. Be safe when lending a hand people.
ceceyoulater
Especially when injured
Exyr
Oh no I get that. However, there are documented cases of animals approaching us in need of assistance
kodiak931155
And its important for people to know which of the two is more likely. Ive seen a drowning dog give a co-worker 56 face stitches
Exyr
Yeah I'm not one to intervene honestly I'll let nature take its course. However if a bird with some garbage wrapped around lands on my 1/2
Exyr
My shoulder I might be inclined to take the garbage off.
Advocateforthedevilandpoliticalincorrectness
I like to believe the can sense that we mean no harm. Though I think desperation has most species reach out to anything for help
ThePotatoBandito
I dunno I couldnt really ask any other species outside of my own if shit really went south...except for dogs...I would def ask for dog help
Exyr
Yeah but I feel as humans we're the only species that can help....except for maybe cetaceans
izoazlion
We are the entire reason that animal has to run to him for help in the first place.
Exyr
Lmao no... that's not how it works. Sorry science denier.
TheNax
Not entirely tbh. Enough evidence to show the planet is going through some stages with temp on it's own. We are accelerating that process>
TheNax
though, to a speed where WE at least can't keep up. On the other hand, the planet and nature will survive. Life finds a way.