Devastating images have captured the moment a singed koala sits traumatized beside a dead companion after a wildfire decimated their Kangaroo Island habitat.

The island, off the coast of South Australia, is a biodiverse haven for wildlife. Its sometimes described as the Galapagos of Australia. Fires destroyed as much as half of the rich habitat there when they tore through two weeks ago, leaving scores of dead animals in their wake.

In the image, taken Wednesday, the injured koala sits with its face buried in its chest near a deceased smaller koala.

While many people felt the koalas stance made it appear as though it was mourning the death of its fellow animal, Humane Society International offered a different but still heartbreaking explanation.

Kelly Donithan, the organizations disaster response specialist who rescued that koala, said the koala was among many on Kangaroo Island that had shut down in the aftermath of the fires.

The survivors have little to no energy reserves left and we are finding them sitting on the ground totally shut down all too often with other corpses nearby, she said in a statement. We did manage to rescue this particular koala and she is doing well in the emergency rehab at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park.