A heartbreaking image has captured the moment a koala buried its head in its fur after discovering her dead friend in a river on Kangaroo Island.
The image, taken on Wednesday, shows a dead koala lying lifeless in the water, while another koala is seen with her head pressed into her chest and arms covering her face.
![Photographers captured the heartbreaking moment a koala seemingly buries her face in her fur after discovering her friend dead at the edge of a watering hole on Kangaroo Island. Photo / Getty](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IBAFZMDWV52J5HOTMCYJNUYSFU.jpg?auth=bdec2eecbe459973114cf1e873d5bbd8743378020c06bf79e85a5d05d38e2896&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
Kangaroo Island, south of Adelaide, was ravaged by raging bush fires, leaving behind a trail of destruction and debris.
The fatal fires also claimed the lives of thousands of animals, with the island scattered in animal corpses.