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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

‘Cheeky’ koala destroys thousands of plants at Australian nursery

A vandal responsible for causing thousands of dollars-worth of damage to seedlings at an Australian nursery has been unmasked as none other than a “cheeky” - and very hungry - koala.

Humphrey Herington initially suspected goats or a possum were destroying thousands of his young eucalyptus plants, costing his company around A$6,000 (£3,000).

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