Famed Koala Killed By Chlamydia
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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5:19PM, Thursday August 6th 2009
A tough-ass koala that survived predators, life in the wild, and even the terrible brush fires that devastated 2,000 homes and killed hundreds of Australians, couldn’t beat chlamydia. Samantha, the four-year-old eucalyptus-loving koala, sadly passed away today from the STD. After surviving the traumatic blaze, Sam became a symbol of hope for the country that suffered so much loss when a firefighter rescued her burned body live on television.
After months in the hospital healing, Sam found love with a boyfriend named Bob, but unfortunately he gave her chlamydia and it went undetected until it was too late. Let this be a warning to us all—use a condom! Love can save you from a lot, but not chlamydia, which usually shows no symptoms. Did you know that according to the CDC’s report, there are roughly 1.5 million cases reported in America each year and that number is on the rise? Worse yet, women between the ages of 15 and 34 are the highest risk group. Yikes! So, you’ve got to use protection and get your pap smeared on the regs. Do it for lil’ Samantha—let her death not be in vain! [Sky News]
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bellarose
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 04:36 pm: [report]
I’m a little confused… is this real? How did a Koala get Chlamydia exactly?
CthisSunshine
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 04:38 pm: [report]
No, really?....
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 04:38 pm: [report]
I was at the “Museum of Sex” yesterday and read that Koala’s are prone to STDs.
retro chic
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 04:59 pm: [report]
Don’t blame it just on Bob. Let that be a lesson about looking for love in all the wrong tree crotches. Seriously, poor baby. Severe burns suppress/disrupt the immune system in humans – could explain why her disease advanced so quickly, or be treatable otherwise. :(
Coral
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 05:13 pm: [report]
I have always wanted to go to the Museum of Sex. It’s right across from Parsons.
wonder_bread
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 05:20 pm: [report]
i sure hope no human infected the species…though i wouldn’t put it pass us.. we’ve done some strange crude things over the years…
impoddity
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 05:59 pm: [report]
It’s so sad. Don’t they have STD testing for koalas? I mean, if they are prone to STDs, why not?
remembercedricdiggory
wrote on August 6 2009 @ 08:43 pm: [report]
I lol’d imagining koalas using condoms.
spanishbutterfly
wrote on August 7 2009 @ 07:25 am: [report]
im a lil confused, is Bob a man or another koala??
aries3_04
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 10:47 pm: [report]
that pic is adorable though