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Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Photo by opzjon
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Field Notes

Description:

This was taken on our visit to Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales, Australia. Their diet is eucalyptus leaves that don’t have that much energy to burn. That's why they just spend most of their time sleeping.

Habitat:

Eucalyptus trees

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Comments (7)
Neil Ross
This is what Koalas do best! Good pic.
opzjon
thanks 88 and argy! :) good to be back! :)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Congratulations Jon for being featured in NatGeo's Daily Dozen - http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/daily-dozen.. wootwoo!!!
Mark Ridgway
They're also too smart to move around in daytime. The action is mostly at night :) Welcome back.

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