Many people have commented they don't know how I tell the koalas apart. If you look at Matilda's nose, you can see the pink inside her nostrils and that distinctive bit of pink on her upper L lip/under her nose.
Now I know Matilda on sight as she has lived here a couple of years, but in the early days it was crucial I could see particularly to that upper lip to identify it was her. At the time she was settling in there were 2 other females around the same size that were coming and going, so identification was a real detective job!
That is interesting. My Sister-in-law went on a trip mapping elephant and giraffe populations and they had paper silhouettes to mark just that type of distinctive features on.
@ludwigsdiana I've learned how to take video and open in photoshop then export one frame at a time. sometimes I've had to do that, especially when windy. in the rain is definitely the hardest - Bullets ear is truly a bonus for ID 😂
It's fantastic that you are able to identify the koalas that are in your area. Extremely helpful when new koalas arrive or if a long standing resident disappears.
A good way to spot the individuals - but mind-boggling as how you do it with so many Koalas in and out of your property over the years ! The only one I can recognise is Bullet !!! ( and not from his nose pattern ! )
@rickster549 Oh I have a folder on the computer with a photo of every koala nose I've seen and sometimes it takes a lot of time comparing when a new koala arrives, to figure if it really is new or someone returning 😂
great how he is framed so naturally
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