Koalas are marsupials, so their young are born tiny and crawl into the pouch to develop. Finally we can see a lovely pouch bulge on Maxine - the next generation of hope! Thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos.
No wonder she is enjoying a good stretch. It looks a lot like a technique we used to use to shinny up what are called “chimneys” on a Yosemite granite cliff.
@kchuk pretty much every year Elyse. Sometimes they get to miss one year, but I think it's not too often.
The girls reach sexual maturity around 2 - 2.5 years old, so Dewdrop and Phoenix get to just hang around this year and be pre-teens. I wish we would see Stella drop back in as I am betting she has bulge this year - I suspect she made her home range on a property nearby but we haven't seen her in a while. Wouldn't that be a nice little treat if she pops back over with the joey out during winter! ahhhh a girl can dream :)
@365karly1 it will be exciting to see another generation! Of course she isn't actually preggers - the pregnancy is only 35 days long and she would have given birth around the new year to a tiny unformed pinkie which crawled up into her pouch and is in there drinking milk. So she is a nursing mum - nature is amazing :)
The girls reach sexual maturity around 2 - 2.5 years old, so Dewdrop and Phoenix get to just hang around this year and be pre-teens. I wish we would see Stella drop back in as I am betting she has bulge this year - I suspect she made her home range on a property nearby but we haven't seen her in a while. Wouldn't that be a nice little treat if she pops back over with the joey out during winter! ahhhh a girl can dream :)
@ludwigsdiana yes, they are related to the wombat and kangaroo :) I often find out all kinds of things here, such fun!
This brought a smile to my face!