Video of a koala in Australia has gone viral after the marsupial casually strolled into a hospital emergency room last month.
The Western District Health Service posted surveillance footage of the incident Monday on its Facebook page. It has since earned close to 140,000 views and over 2,000 shares at the time of this writing.
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“You never know who’s going to stroll through the doors at the Hamilton Base Hospital,” the post read.
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The cuddly ball of fur can be seen entering the hospital via automatic doors. It made its exit after a few moments checking out a waiting room.
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This isn’t the first time this year that a koala has gone viral for a walkabout. Another became famous in early March for taking a stroll down a main street in Portland, a city in South Australia.
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