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[2020·ÇൺÊиßÈýÁ·Ï°Õï¶Ï]The victims were carried in one by one, their paws and fur burned, suffering from dehydration (ÍÑË®) and fear. Their caretakers __1__ their wounds, and __2__ them in baskets with the only thing that was __3__—the leaves of the eucalyptus tree (èñÊ÷). As miserable fires have __4__ more than 2 million acres in Australia, only dozens of koalas have been __5__ from the smoky trees and __6__ ground.

Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not __7__ from fires but instead climb trees to the top, where they can curl themselves into a ball for __8__ and wait for the danger to __9__.

But during big fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to __10__. Even if the fire itself does not reach the tree __11__£¬ the animals may overheat and fall to the ground, where they can be burned to death.

The tough situation of the koala has raised __12__ among scientists and conservationists (»·±£Ö÷ÒåÕß). While koalas have developed to exist alongside the wildfires, they are facing new __13__£¬not just from climate change but also from human development, which has dislocated koalas' populations, __14__ their ability to survive fires.

We have these __15__ animals not found anywhere else on this planet, and we are killing them. This is a big wake­up call.

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