Landsborough sisters talk at Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue

The Twinnies, famous for their wildlife rescue work on the Sunshine Coast, have made global headlines appearing on American TV. VIDEO

The Twinnies, famous for their wildlife rescue work, have made global headlines for their speaking style.

Paula and Bridgette Powers, who were witnesses to some of the tragic events on Monday on the Bruce Hwy and at Landsborough, quickly went viral after they were interviewed about what they saw.

The Sunshine Coast pair have since appeared on American TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, where they explained they have been speaking in unison since they were children.

The twins revealed in the interview they even “freaked out” the police who spoke to them earlier in the week with their similarities.

Throughout the interview Kimmel repeatedly expressed his disbelief at the Twinnies, at one point questioning if they were witches and asking the audience, “come on, is that a bit?”.

The pair simply replied, “no, this is us and it is just how we are”.

“When we go out shopping it does confuse a lot of people,” they said.

When this publication arrived at the twin’s Landsborough property, the pair had just finished their interview with Jimmy Kimmel and a crew from Australian Story were following them around documenting their day.

The good comments from their viral interview out ruled the bad, according to them.

“There’s a lot of comments from people who can’t stand listening to us but we just said ‘turn off your radio or TV if you can’t handle it’,” they said.

Tewantin man Bradley Donald Towle has since been accused of 15 offences including a Bruce Hwy crash and carjacking two vehicles on the Sunshine Coast.

Twins Bridgette and Paula Powers at Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

The Twinnies’ main concern was the people affected by the alleged actions of Mr Towle and were flummoxed by the rush of attention.

Before anything else, yes, they do legitimately talk like that, so quotes will be attributed to the both of them.

The Twinnies said their earliest memory of each other was when they were three or four.

“We can remember collecting snails from our Nan’s garden,” they said.

They already had a love for creatures then and they have been caring for birds for 25 years now.

“Before them we’ve had pet birds and we’ve always loved animals,” they said.

They did not get teased in school for their double act, with their classmates understanding how the twins normally talked.

“We know there’s a lot of critics out there and people who hate us saying ‘you’re faking it’, but that’s like water running off a pelican’s back now,” they said.

Paula and Bridgette Powers from Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue when they appeared on Bondi Vet with Chris Brown. Photo: Facebook.

Even though the Twinnies had gone viral before, they said this time the extent of the attention had taken them by surprise.

“We aren’t phased by it at all, we’ve mainly been focusing on our birds and taking it step by step,” they said.

They want people to focus on acknowledging the tragic events of the day, not their speech patterns, alongside the needs of wild birds.

The Twinnies are best known among Sunshine Coast locals for their passion and dedication for caring for the wild birds that find themselves injured or in need of help.

Their most recent patient is a baby Spoonbill who they took in at a few hours old after it was thrown out of its nest.

Marvin the Magpie Goose on the roof of Twinnies Pelican Bird Rescue Centre.

One of their older patients, Marvin the Magpie Goose showed up to say hello and get his photo taken by the paparazzi.

All their birds are released back into the wild but many, like Marvin, decide to pop in now and then for a treat and bring their babies along.

The Twinnies love all their birds, but said pelicans had a special place in their hearts.

The twins are seldom apart, sleeping in the same room and sharing the same wardrobe.

If they found clothes they liked but there was not two pairs of the same size, they do not buy them.

They worked at Australia Zoo in separate areas of the grounds for a while and said being that far apart was “very hard” until they started working at the entrance.

This was when there were only a few staff and two tills at the front entrance.

“We would confuse a lot of people coming through and swap our shirts with our names on them to trick people,” they said.

Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue Centre.

“It was quite hard working separately on the tills as we were thinking of what the other twin was thinking.

“We don’t know why we’re like this or how we do it.

“We’ve had people ask us to try and answer questions separately and it’s so awkward.

“We just aren’t ourselves.”

The “most traumatic” time for the twins was during Covid when they were separated for 16 days.

Bridgette was in hospital for a medical issue while Paula had to handle the sanctuary and the birds on her own.

They could only communicate via phone.

“I had a nervous breakdown,” said Bridgette.

Originally published as Landsborough sisters talk at Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue