A koala chews eucalyptus leaves at an animal park in Sydney September 26, 2008. They're cute, they're cuddly and, in these times of financial woe, they make an affordable festive gift that's also good for the soul - adopt a rescued koala. Picture taken September 26, 2008. To go with Reuters Life! LIFE-KOALA.
In this Sept. 23, 2009 photo, a mother and baby koala are seen at the Sydney Wildlife World in Sydney, Australia. A study on koalas has found an unexpected consequence of habitat loss is a latent disease called chlamydiosis that already affects 50-90 percent of the animals.
In this Sept. 23, 2009 photo, head senior keeper Harley Everson weighs a baby koala at the Sydney Wildlife World in Sydney, Australia. A study on koalas has found an unexpected consequence of habitat loss is a latent disease called chlamydiosis that already affects 50-90 percent of the animals.
A juvenile koala is seen at an animal park near Melbourne October 15, 2009. Koalas are marsupial herbivores native to Australia that feeds on almost entirely eucalypt leaves.
Mother, Geogie carries her joey, Kirrhi, the newest member of the Los Angeles Zoo's Koala family, Friday Dec. 12, 2008 in Los Angeles. Kirrhi, who was born April 3, 20008, spent six months developing in the mother's pouch, before emerging at Los Angeles Zoo.
Mother, Geogie carries her joey, Kirrhi, the newest member of the Los Angeles Zoo's koala family, Friday Dec. 12, 2008 in Los Angeles. Kirrhi, who was born April 3, 20008, spent six months developing in the mother's pouch, before emerging at Los Angeles Zoo.
This image provided by the San Diego Zoo shows a koala joey born March 24, 2008, at the San Diego Zoo holding onto its mother, Orana, as she climbs into her perching tree on Thursday Dec. 4, 2008 at the San Diego Zoo. The female joey weighs almost two pounds; she is the first koala born at the Zoo in almost two years and is the eighth joey for Orana. The San Diego Zoo has the largest colony of koalas outside of Australia.
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Sam the koala is treated at the Mountain Ash Wildlife Center in Rawson, Australia, as she recovers from burns suffered in devastating wildfires. Sam, made famous when her image being fed water by a firefighter was widely publish, is about to undergo a risky surgery for a life-threatening disease, animal shelter officials said Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
A koala named Sam receives water from Country Fire Authority volunteer fire fighter Dave Tree after being rescued from the Victorian bushfires in the area of Mirboo North, about 120km (75 miles) southeast of Melbourne, in this February 8, 2009 file photo. Sam, who won the hearts of the world when video footage of her rescue from Australia's deadly bushfires six months ago hit the internet, died on August 6, 2009 after losing a second battle for survival.
credit photo: AP
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