ABC News January 25, 2018

Thirsty koala drinks entire water bottle from generous cyclist

WATCH: Australian cyclist stops to help thirsty koala

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.