At Home with Couple Who Saved Baby Kangaroos from The Fires

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Julie Willis, an animal carer, feeds orphaned kangaroo joeys, in an area of her home designated for the pre-release of kangaroos, in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. Australia, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson and his partner Julie Willis decided not to flee their timber home - they had a house full of orphaned baby kangaroos to protect. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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Julie Willis, an animal carer, feeds orphaned kangaroo joeys that were rescued during the bushfire season, in the living room of her home, in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. More than a dozen of the marsupials snuggled into fabric pouches hung in the couple's living room, like stockings on Christmas Eve. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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Orphaned kangaroo joeys that were rescued during the bushfire season, sit in cloth pouches hung in the the living room of partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis's home, both of whom are animal carers, in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. Full-grown kangaroos and other wildlife that had left their care long ago also came back to the house in search of refuge as the flames approached. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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An orphaned kangaroo joey that was rescued during the bushfire season, stands inside the living room of partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis's home, both of whom are animal carers, in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. Wilson and Willis defended their home for at least 14 hours with fire extinguishers, water pumps and a sprinkler system on the roof that doused burning embers falling from the sky. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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Julie Willis, an animal carer, feeds orphaned kangaroo joeys that were rescued during the bushfire season, in the living room of her home in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

7 Februari 2020 00:00 WIB

Gary Wilson, an animal carer, stands outside his home in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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