🐨💚 Save the Koala Day Today we celebrate one of Australia’s most iconic and beloved animals, the Koala, and highlight the urgent need to protect them and their habitats. At Symbio Wildlife Park and the Symbio Conservation Foundation, we’re proud to contribute through koala surveys, habitat protection, and conservation programs across the Illawarra Escarpment. Every action counts ... from supporting conservation efforts to spreading awareness. Let’s work together to ensure koalas thrive for gen

How utterly adorable is this? Two baby koalas began to practice climbing at a koala hospital at Magnetic Island, Queensland, by using their carers as substitute trees! Video credit: Facebook/Magnetic Island Koala Hospital | Over 60

Why do koalas hug trees? "Animals with Cameras: Australia" is now streaming: https://to.pbs.org/3fPnm8P [VID: Why do koalas hug trees? Koalas have specialized claws for gripping tree trunks and a speckled bottom for camouflage. Their specially toughened rumps allow koalas to wedge themselves comfortably in tree forks. They can sleep in this position for up to 20 hours a day. This tree hugging posture is more than just an affectionate arboreal embrace. Tree trunks can be as much as 10 degrees coo

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KOALA RESCUE Inc received a call from a most concerned member of the public, who reported that they had found a koala on the ground at the base of a tree. However, there was also a second koala involved. On arrival the rescuer located both a deceased adult female koala and a second adult male koala. It is always devastating to attend a rescue involving a deceased koala, but it was even more heartbreaking to witness the male koala actually holding and hugging the deceased koala. This type of beha