don't ask a girl her age!

Well it may be considered rude to ask a girl her age, but I sure wanted to know how old Greta is!
Here she is at the vet (under anaesthetic) and I was very surprised to see that her teeth are nearly worn down to the gums. She is about 10 years old!
In the wild koalas generally live around 8 - 12 years. They can live up to 20 years, so she may have lots of time left, and hopefully some more joeys to give yet.
Thank you to every who cared and commented about Greta - I will keep you all updated.

[Pyrrhula]

Don`t look a (given) horse in his mouth. Great there are taking so much care for them.

[sally agnew]

Interesting pic and info, thank you for sharing :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Amazing ! and why should her teeth be so worn down while just chewing on plants!! -Interesting and educational !

[Denise Wood]

I'm fascinated with the roof of her mouth :)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@beryl those eucalyptus leaves are very tough stuff!
@pyrrhula @hermann @gilbertwood thanks for you comments :)
yes the roof is so ridged! it's amazing to get a koala under anaesthetic and examine them closely. I just kept holding her little hand, and I can't describe how amazing that felt!

[Simply Amanda]

aw, what a crazy thing to see.

[Simply Amanda]

P.S. My dog's mouth is pretty dirty like this, too. Off to brush her teeth now!

[Valerie Chesney]

So amazing to see inside her mouth..those ridges are so defined. Fascinating.

[Chris Johnson]

Cool! Don't usually get to see the teeth of koala. Awesome shot!

[gloria jones]

Neat, interesting shot :)

[Islandgirl]

Cool shot!

[Milanie]

So much information to learn - had missed yesterday's post - do hope Greta responds quickly to the antibiotics. Fascinating work you're doing.

[Rick]

That is some shot. Would have thought there would have been more teeth in there. Thanks for sharing.

[Anne Pancella]

Fascinating photo.

[Dinah Pinkston]

Wow ...how interesting! I hope that Greta lives for many more years ...and lives a healthy life!

[Graham Thresher]

An amazing shot.

[Merrelyn]

Great shot and information. I guess the ridges help them break down the leaves? 😀

[John]

Hope she has good years ahead of her!

[carol white]

A super close up capture

[Julie Chapa]

Very interesting shot!

[KAL]

Amazing you can learn so much from teeth! Great perspective!

[John Falconer]

Great shot and narrative.

[Margaret Snell]

Interesting shot, glad she is getting a good health check

[Chris K]

how very interesting to see into Gretas mouth