It's our last day here in Sydney, and we wanted to see some more koalas, since they were so fun at Featherdale Wildlife Park. So we jumped on the train and headed to the northeast Sydney suburbs, where the Koala Park Sanctuary is located. Among other native Australian animals, they obviously have a bunch of koalas, which are free to roam about the park of their own free will. Many of them stay in the main koala area, because the park attendants regularly bring fresh eucalyptus branches there for the koalas to eat. The word "koala" means "does not drink water" in the aboriginal language, because koalas have a diet that consists 100% of eucalyptus leaves, they can get all the moisture they need from those without really ever needing to climb down to drink. They will drink water only when sick or in times of drought. Also, contrary to common misconception, koalas are actually marsupials (like wombats, kangaroos and wallabies) and not bears. Although koalas do spend up to 19 hours a day sleeping, the sanctuary does pick a few times throughout the day to have one of the awake koalas come out for visitors to pet, feed, "cuddle" and take pictures with. They are very, very soft, and smell pleasantly of eucalyptus.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Fuzzy wuzzy was a marsupial
It's our last day here in Sydney, and we wanted to see some more koalas, since they were so fun at Featherdale Wildlife Park. So we jumped on the train and headed to the northeast Sydney suburbs, where the Koala Park Sanctuary is located. Among other native Australian animals, they obviously have a bunch of koalas, which are free to roam about the park of their own free will. Many of them stay in the main koala area, because the park attendants regularly bring fresh eucalyptus branches there for the koalas to eat. The word "koala" means "does not drink water" in the aboriginal language, because koalas have a diet that consists 100% of eucalyptus leaves, they can get all the moisture they need from those without really ever needing to climb down to drink. They will drink water only when sick or in times of drought. Also, contrary to common misconception, koalas are actually marsupials (like wombats, kangaroos and wallabies) and not bears. Although koalas do spend up to 19 hours a day sleeping, the sanctuary does pick a few times throughout the day to have one of the awake koalas come out for visitors to pet, feed, "cuddle" and take pictures with. They are very, very soft, and smell pleasantly of eucalyptus.
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Hi, guys,
I think you need to bring a koala home with you - sounds like an ideal pet. Bring me one, too. Maybe you will get a koala calendar this year, Carrie.
Love, Mom
I have a dilemma. I cannot tell which is cuter. John or the Kaola! Maybe if Mom gets tired of me she can replace me with a kaola.
Tank
Indeed, very adorable animals!
If one sleeps 19 hrs a day, I suppose we will look cuter too!
Yeah, koalas are pretty awesome. And quite a lifestyle, I'd love to sleep 19 hours a day.
Carrie only likes ferret calendars; without one each year in her stocking she is lost!
Tank, learn how to spell KOALA!
Well, we can now vote on which is cuter, JW or the KOALA! Check it out
http://www.ebaymatchups.com/matchup/view/johnny-boy-vs-cute-little-koala_62424
This is absurd, who am I losing this vote?
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