Sleeping down under by koalagardens

Sleeping down under

This is a koala in the wild. I've been totally waiting to get this shot for such a long time and finally here it is - joey is out of the pouch!!! View this as the big photo to see joey best :)

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I've been watching Corky for 2 months on my property and waiting for her joey to emerge.
2 weeks ago I caught a glimpse of joey and uploaded the photo here.

Around 5 - 6 months after the tiny joey is born and climbs into the pouch, mum begins to produce a specialised faeces called pap which is very soft (rather than the firm oval scats they normally produce). The joey pokes its heads out of the pouch and feeds on this pap to begin to add the bacteria needed for their digestive system to develop what it needs to start feeding on leaves over the next months. Sounds almost a bit gruesome eh!
Wonderful image , love the face and front leg. And thank you for the interesting info. fav :)
May 22nd, 2015  
An amazing shot.
May 22nd, 2015  
lovely to see Corky's baby
May 22nd, 2015  
This is so wonderful
May 22nd, 2015  
Kat
Absolute fav! Such a triumph to catch the gentle emergence of a precious new life!
May 22nd, 2015  
Oh, my. This is so, so special...Great shot & so easy for us to see "joey" Fav.
May 22nd, 2015  
How absolutely gorgeous -- the little face looking so contented !
May 22nd, 2015  
@hermann @thresheg @cruiser @ziggy77 @katrinastabback @happysnaps @beryl Thanks for enjoying and for the comments and favs. It sue has been a triumph to finally catch what I knew was hiding in her huge belly! Now to hope she hangs around for me to get many terrific captures of this bundle of joy emerging into life in the wild!
May 22nd, 2015  
Adorable! Reminds me so much of my past resident koala :) Fav
May 22nd, 2015  
Lovely light and shot...Fav
May 22nd, 2015  
Wow! Good shot :)
May 22nd, 2015  
Aww - a proud mum and a very contented joey, superb! :)
May 22nd, 2015  
Great find and capture
May 23rd, 2015  
Oh my, I do see the little one! What a great shot! (Can she still go up and down the trees with the joey in the pouch, though? Wouldn't it be more difficult for her?) Maybe you should stay up in the tree for now, momma koala.
May 23rd, 2015  
WOw, so sweet.
May 23rd, 2015  
Fabulous shot and how lovely to see baby too.
May 23rd, 2015  
It sounds a little gross, but you do what you have to do to survive!!! The little joey is so cute and is sleeping away!!! Glad s/he is doing so well!! Too cute of a capture and love the info on them! FAV!
May 23rd, 2015  
@kchuk Elyse, love your comments here and how much you enjoy the images :) This joey will still spend most of its time in the pouch for the next month or two, then start riding on mums back sometime in the next couple of months. Mum will remain pretty active and carry joey in the pouch until then.
This photo from last month shows a much older joey on mums back http://365project.org/koalagardens/365/2015-04-14
It's amazing how quick joeys learn to hold on tight, or travel curled up tight in the pouch :)
May 23rd, 2015  
@gilbertwood @tonygig @janewinfrey @flyingleap @yeshanghai @onewing thanks for enjoying and commenting here, I appreciate it and am glad when people enjoy :)
@cashew it does sound gross, but it's a bit different I guess for a mammal as the milk only joey diet turns to harsh eucalyptus leaves. lucky I guess they don't realise what pap is ;)
May 23rd, 2015  
Sam
Oh this is soooooo cool! FAV
May 23rd, 2015  
Oh wow, look at that tiny little face. Gorgeous!
May 23rd, 2015  
Another great capture of this sweet animal!
May 23rd, 2015  
Amazing shot! fav
May 23rd, 2015  
@gigiflower @888rachel @fayefaye @elisasaeter thanks for the comments and favs. It's so exciting to have glimpsed this joey and share with you all :)
May 24th, 2015  
Wonderful insight to the development of the koala joey.
May 24th, 2015  
@tonydebont thanks Tony both for commenting and the following! hopefully there will be loads more developing joey captures to come :)
May 24th, 2015  
Wonderfully precious!!
May 24th, 2015  
Awwww! lovely capture of them both.
It doesn't sound too bad, since human faecal transplants show significant promise for dealing with a range of conditions...
May 24th, 2015  
@amandal @alia_801 as long as they don't mind, I don't mind either ;) thanks for enjoying and commenting :)
May 24th, 2015  
This is so adorable, a heartwarming image.
May 24th, 2015  
The shadows are magical.
May 25th, 2015  
Great capture the joey is so clear, lovely sunshine and shadows
June 7th, 2015  
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