Koala Baby Holds Onto Mom During Treatment

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"The six-month-old koala touched the hearts of Australia Zoo vet staff as he clung to mum Lizzy throughout her treatment for a collapsed lung.

The pair miraculously survived being hit by a car on the Warrego Highway at Coominya, west of Brisbane.

Mother and son did not break any bones and Phantom, who weighs only 420 grams, was almost untouched.

But Lizzy’s collapsed lung had to be drained at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and she remains on antibiotics.

Phantom was by her side throughout the procedure, climbing mum’s back and cuddling the groggy patient."