The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

Category: Koala

  • Hanging Out with San Diego’s Koala Joey

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    These photos, taken Sunday at the San Diego Zoo, show proud mother Orana and her young joey scouting their enclosure. The San Diego Zoo’s koalas are offered fresh branches from several kinds of eucalyptus trees each day. These picky eaters can then select their favorite varieties. Koalas eat 1 to 1.5 pounds (454 to 680 grams) of leaves each day. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most animals, but koalas have special bacteria in their stomachs that break down the toxic oils.

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    Photo Credit: ysaleth

  • “Lincoln and Eliza Sittin’ In a Tree”, for Real…

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    The latest from Australia's Taronga Zoo: Two members of the Zoo's Koala family are out of their pouches and learning about their surroundings. Born about a month apart, the two are around 6 and 7 months old.  Lincoln, the elder male, and Eliza are not related, but can be seen close by one another in Taronga's Koala Encounters exhibit.

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    Eliza peekin'

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    Lincoln lets out a yawn.

    3930391825_b3155f76dcEliza and Lincoln look similar, but it's fun to "spot" the differences.

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    Both babies will remain close to their Mothers for about another 6 months.

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  • Baby Koala Ventures out of the Pouch

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    In this close-up series of photographs taken at the Taronga Zoo by photographer UrbanManagerie, we see a sleepy Koala joey at the stage when it first ventures out of its mother's pouch.

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  • Tama Zoo Koala Baby and Mom

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    A baby Koala clings to his mom's back at the Tama Zoo in Tokyo, where he will remain off and on for the next six months. These photos were taken today, July 28th, by mamepiyo.

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  • Sooky the Koala Joey Steps Out

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    Sooky the koala was born in January of this year at the San Diego Zoo and is now making regular appearances with mom. These pictures were taken on Sunday and if I lived within driving distance of the SD Zoo, I would be sure to check this little girl out soon!

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    This looks fun. Kind of like a really slow, really furry motorcylce.
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    Photos credits: ysaleth

  • Tiny Twin Koala

    Keepers at Australia’s Wildlife Wonderland Park were amazed to discover that their resident koala had given birth to twins last week. Unfortunately there is only room for one koala joey at a time in mom’s pouch and baby Kialla was forced out. Keepers are hand raising the baby koala, which requires round the clock care.

  • Treetop Koala Nuzzling

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    This past Friday the L.A. Zoo unveiled its newest little baby koala. While this fuzzy little friend was actually born in April, at that time it was only three-fourths of an inch long and immediately climbed into mom’s pouch. Called a joey, this little boy or girl has been in the pouch ever since. That is, until last week! These are the first pics of the little guy out of the pouch with mom.

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    Between six and twelve months, little koalas are weaned from milk to eucalyptus as they stick their heads out of the pouch to eat partially digested leaves. After a year, the joey will leave the pouch for good. 

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    Photos by Tad Motoyama/Los Angeles Zoo

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  • Look at Those Beautiful Baby Blues!

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    He
    may have been christened “Logan”, but as soon as
    Dreamworld’s superstar emerged from his mum’s
    pouch and took a first glimpse of the world late in late 2007, he was
    dubbed “Frank” for his extraordinary blue eyes.

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    He’s
    a little puff of fur with intense blue eyes, kind of like a Mel
    Gibson with a bit more fluff. Or Sinatra without the croon,”
    said Dreamworld’s Life Sciences Supervisor, Michelle Barnes. "I
    have worked with koalas for 14 years and have never seen a blue eyed
    one before.” 

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    A natural born performer like his namesake!

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    Photos Courtesy of Dreamworld on
    Australia's Gold Coast

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