@alophoto no they are wild animals, those claws would take your face off if you tried to take hold of them.
I volunteer in rescue and rehab of koalas and know how much you need to understand to safely pick up a wild koala!
however a sick koala can be incredible to treat, providing you don't attempt to pick them up - they find that so stressful.
even hand raised koalas in zoos that are used for people to hold for photos find it very stressful!
So I enjoy to observe, to sometimes get a little close to them, but that's enough for me :)
@alophoto the deceptions of good looks eh ;)
In their defence however, we must look like a terribly scary monster if we were to approach and try to grab hold of them ... they are not aggressive at all, would never attack or anything, just super freaked out at the idea of nice cuddle ;) and those claws and teeth are beyond awesome
I volunteer in rescue and rehab of koalas and know how much you need to understand to safely pick up a wild koala!
however a sick koala can be incredible to treat, providing you don't attempt to pick them up - they find that so stressful.
even hand raised koalas in zoos that are used for people to hold for photos find it very stressful!
So I enjoy to observe, to sometimes get a little close to them, but that's enough for me :)
In their defence however, we must look like a terribly scary monster if we were to approach and try to grab hold of them ... they are not aggressive at all, would never attack or anything, just super freaked out at the idea of nice cuddle ;) and those claws and teeth are beyond awesome