... I think Krissy misunderstood what I meant. Honestly I near fell off my quad bike laughing, I mean really? He was totally relaxed and I took video of him after this shot just to prove that it wasn't some fluke shot, this is exactly how he was sleeping and swaying in the afternoon breeze. We have an aussie word for this: gob-smacked. hahaha
Thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos.
@koalagardens A question, though- how do young koalas gain weight as they grow? I know from you that they consume mostly leaves, and expend their energy climbing and holding on to trees. They must eat a lot of greenery.
@kchuk yes indeed they eat a lot of leaves. At the size he is and with the way he is growing, he will be eating 350-400 grams per day. Might not sound like much, but that is a lot of leaves you need several leaves just to make up one gram (depending on which tree as some are larger leaves).
@kklinck oh yes he was very much snoozing away, just awake a little because he heard me pull up on the quad bike so had cracked an eye to look at me then back to sleep :)
@rickster549 yes he does have some support from behind, so not completely hanging but still is a bit of a cruncher down below even if you think it's not as bad on the neck :)
Maybe he was trying to pull a wishbone apart...haha!