Only in Australia could you leave your car doors open and end up with a koala in your backseat- as Aussie Tim Whitrow was about to find out. It was a particularly hot day, and the winemaker had left his car doors open with the air conditioning on, so that his dog could hop back in whenever he needed to cool down. But what Tim didn’t expect was for another type of animal to take advantage of the nice cool car.
Upon discovering the koala chilling out on his backseat, Tim took out his phone and recorded one of the most hilarious encounters we have ever seen. The video documents all of Tim’s attempts to release the koala from the car, and each one is more chaotic than the last. He shared his hilarious video with The Dodo, who posted the footage, alongside an interview with Tim, onto their YouTube channel.
The video, which has taken the internet by storm with over 950k views, begins as Tim first notices the koala lounging in the cool comfort of his car backseats. Speaking to the audience, Tim narrates:
“When you leave your car doors open in a vineyard, koalas jump into your car… and your dog is really curious- so we’re going to let him go.”
It turns out that Tim often leaves his car doors open in the peak summertime- though he’s never encountered this kind of visitor before.
“I’m a winemaker and we were going out to one of the vineyards, when I noticed these fluffy ears coming up from behind.” Tim explains. “If it’s a really warm day, I’ll leave the car running with the air conditioning on and the door open, so that my dog can get in and out of the car. The koala must have climbed in there to make himself comfortable.”
Tim then has the mission of getting the koala out of his car- something which proved tricky from the get-go. Tim first tries opening the backdoor and coaxing his furry friend out, but the koala just isn’t having it. It’s nice and cool in the car, and he wants to stay here all day.
“C’mon mate, can I get you to come out of my car please?” Tim begs. “It’s alright, I’m not going to hurt you.”
But the stubborn koala still refuses to move. At this point, Tim begins to question if the koala is still too hot, so he decides to offer him some water out of a bottle. He holds it up to the koala’s mouth and even pours a little onto his backseat to show him what it is, but the koala doesn’t seem interested.
“He was just there to chill out in the air conditioning.” Tim laughs. “I think he was just looking at me going, “What are you doing? What is this thing?””
Tim’s next attempt involves trying to shoo the koala out from the other side of the car, but the furry little guy becomes a bit nervous and tries to bite Tim’s hand, before dramatically bashing the phone away. Much to Tim’s despair, he then climbs into the front. Whether it be in confusion or fear, the koala begins to climb up onto Tim’s dashboard, making pretty deep scratches with his sharp claws as Tim watches on helplessly.
“Look, you’re making this really tough,” Tim says pleadingly. “Ah, man you’re strong. C’mon buddy, you’re tearing up my dash.”
Finally, after seeming to be satisfied with the amount of destruction he’s caused, the koala finally decides to leave the car and get back out into the heat. Without even a glance back behind him, he runs to the nearest tree and climbs it until he’s high above Tim and his car.
“There he goes, he’s happy now.” Tim concludes. “That’s where you’re supposed to be, up in the tree.” He adds, “Good on ya mate, thanks for all the damage to my car.”
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