Yes those claws mean business!! It is amazing how quickly and effortlessly they can climb a tree.
They are def. not a bear - some people get quite precious about them being called 'Koala Bears' - they are just 'Koalas'.
Alas she is gone, would have wandered off during the night to somewhere...
The only eat eucalypt leaves from a specific type of gum tree.
They have been known to get 'drunk' and fall out of the trees.
They spend most of their time eating and sleeping.
Yeah, these guys aren't too scary. Mind you they don't take to kindly to being handled. This was just a little one, young and I'm guessing female. The older males get quite big.
They are cute though :love
Hi all,
Just thought I'd share the little visitor we had in our garden.
I currently live in town (we are building on 2 acres out of town :weee ) so it is not often you see a koala wandering around.
Just to let you know (ie: gloat) it is about 38 C (100 f) here at the bottom of Australia today, hotter tommorrow, hotter again monday 41 c (106 f) & finally cooler Tuesday back to about 25 c (77 f)
Actually the heat is almost (okay - nowhere near almost) as bad as the cold, you still can't do...
Just want to say a quick Hi from Australia.
My partner & I gave up the evil fags about a year ago and have not looked back (we used Champix to help!)
The one thing I keep thinking of is the joy in not organising our life or events around smoking.
Meetings - if they dragged on too long, I...
Sun definatly helps.
Here in Australia there is a product called 'MooGoo'.
Basically it is based on the creams dairy farmers use on the cows udders - they have made it more user friendly and less greasy. No nasty ingredients. I have psoriasis and use their 'udder cream' on my face. My partner...