So how can you not have an awesome day when you spend the morning hanging out with Koala’s? This mummy was just plum tuckered out, and having a rest in the maternity ward at the Tropical Zoo. A few of these little guys looked like they had chomped just a few too many gum leaves today too, just quietly. A lot of little eyes were looking a tad glassy. Did you know; our cuddle little fellows actually got their name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because they get 90% of their quality hydration from gum leaves. Fussy fellows too, with over 600 types of eucalypts in Australia, the Koala’s only like 40-50 varieties, with a top ten preferred. They are not bears either, they are marsupials. With their young born immature and then they develop in the safety of the pouch. As much as I thought they had a few too many gum leaves it appears to be a myth. They just sleep a lot to digest the gum leaves, go figure. Koalas are pretty cool, and after observing our other national treasures today, kangaroo, crocodile, wombat, they all seem to be having a pretty dawdling day of sleeping and just chilling out. I wonder if this is where us Aussie’s originally got the laid back attitude from.
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