Thirsty koala drinks entire water bottle from generous cyclist

Matt Sully stopped mid-ride to help out a lethargic koala on a hot day.

ByABC News
January 25, 2018, 10:18 AM

— -- A concerned cyclist took a pit stop during his ride through Adelaide, Australia, to help out a thirsty koala.

Matt Sully stopped to give a thirsty koala some water during a mid-bike ride in Adelaide, South Australia on Jan. 18.
Matt Sully

Matt Sully posted a video on Facebook, where he is seen squirting some water on the ground near the lethargic looking marsupial before allowing it to drink straight from his water bottle.

Matt Sully stopped mid-bike ride in Adelaide, South Australia on Jan. 18, to give a thirsty koala some water.
Matt Sully

"This little guy called 'Slurpy' was so thirsty he emptied my entire bottle," Sully wrote in the post.

Sully said the temperature was "like a furnace" during his ride last Thursday and he'd never experienced heat like that.

A koala walks across the road in front of Matt Sully during a bike ride in Adelaide, South Australia on Jan. 18.
Matt Sully

He rode with Bubba's Cycling Tours and said it was a "great experience" and was glad they were "in the right place at the right time" to help out the animal.