Koala cops a grilling on South Australian highway but clings on for dear life

'Very good, very healthy, very cranky' 11kg marsupial climbs down from car grille after being stuck for 10km at 100km/h

A koala that travelled 10km wedged into the grille of a car that struck it at Bridgewater, 20km south of Adelaide, South Australia, on Wednesday survived with little more than a few grazes and a bad temper.

Wildlife carer Anne Bigham, who monitors the Fauna Rescue of South Australia hotline with her husband, Don, said the koala, called "Bear Grills" by the driver who hit him, was "very good, very healthy, very cranky" on Thursday.