Just hangin' around

@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
May 2, 2023 8:54pm CST
It’s International Wild Koala Day today which is a great excuse for me to put up this photo that we took in a wildlife park in Adelaide. I think I've used it before but I like it. I suppose he was able to pull himself back up to the branch and didn’t have to just drop to the ground. Koalas are a great Australian icon but aren’t always sweet and cuddly. They will scratch and bite if they’re not used to humans, but they certainly look cute. And the baby ones are the cutest of course. The babies of most species are cuter than their parents.
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Pitstop
@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
3 May 23
That's one of the funniest pics of a koala I've seen! He looks confused. Most of the pics I've seen and the koalas I've seen in rea life are ust peacefully sleepin in the trees
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
They certainly do a lot of sleeping. It amazes me that they don't fall out of their trees.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120641)
• United States
3 May 23
Maybe you can tell me, why do so many of the koala population have chlamydia? I believe I heard Terri Irwin talking about it once, and how the population in the wild has been infiltrated with it. That part of the world is so good with caring for the koala population I wondered how close they are to getting that under control. Koalas are just such amazing animals.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
It seems it's transmitted sexually in adults but young koalas can also become infected by eating pap, a nutricious type of faeces excreted by the mother. They are learning more about it all the time but I don't know that they're any closer to a cure. They can treat it with antibiotics but often they don't catch the disease in time.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120641)
• United States
3 May 23
@JudyEv That’s such a shame.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117214)
• El Paso, Texas
3 May 23
Yes, most are. I for one just don't care much for baby scorpions
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117214)
• El Paso, Texas
3 May 23
Yes, they do look scrawny at first then when they get their downy feathers they look really cute. Scorpions never get past the uglies.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
@rebelann I can believe that!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
I find baby birds pretty ugly too. At least till they get their feathers.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 May 23
That is a nice picture of the koalas.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 May 23
@JudyEv He looks so cute in the picture.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
I never see them like this normally - not that I see a lot of them.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502317)
• Italy
3 May 23
This one surely looks cute. I can understand that for animals biting and scratching is an auto defense mode. If they never saw humans they may feel scared (and they are right to be).
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502317)
• Italy
3 May 23
@JudyEv It is the same for most animals, they try to protect themselves.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
Yes, that's exactly what is going on. They feel threatened and scared so they try to defend themselves.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 May 23
He looks so,soft and cuddly but watch out for wild animals.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
They are all quite capable of defending themselves.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
3 May 23
@JudyEv Most wild animals can defend themselves.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
4 May 23
That is a stunning capture of the Koala. Looks like he was swinging there
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 23
He must have got himself back up or I would have remembered. lol
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
3 May 23
I am under the impression that Koalas are the laziest animals in the world,but this one in the photo was chinning !
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
He does look like he's exercising, doesn't he? I'm sure he didn't drop out of the tree or I would have remembered.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 May 23
Cute lil stretchy guy
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
He is really stretchy to his limits, isn't he?
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
3 May 23
They are cute
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
Yes, and all the tourists love them.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
3 May 23
He just looks like a furry show off!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 23
I wonder if the next image would say 'look Mum, no hands'!
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
3 May 23
What a great picture. I hope he was able to get back on the branch.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
He must have. I'm sure I would have remembered if he hadn't.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
3 May 23
When I visited Australia years ago, I went to see koalas. They were so cute.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 23
They are quite intriguing creatures.
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