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Koala mum & baby

Phascolarctos cinereus

Photo by JasmineJ
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This koala baby and its mum were spotted on Magnetic Island, tropical North Queensland. The photos were taken 50 minutes apart, the pair having moved when we returned. In the video, the baby is reacting to the calls of a male koala, who is grunting in the background.

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