@madeinnl great koala fact - koalas sleep between 18-22 hours a day. eucalyptus leaves contain very few calories and are tough. they have an appendix (caecum) that is 2 metres long inside that little body and digestion takes so much energy they pretty much stuff themselves, then go into a food coma for some hours to digest.
their most active time of day is often around 2-4am. they are not completely nocturnal, but they sleep A LOT :) it will make you appreciate when I get photos of them with their eyes open at all ;)
Wonderful close-up, and Krissy looks so comfortable! Reading your comment that koalas sleep so much, it is a miracle that you get so many pics of them with their eyes opened!
@s4sayer now Margo that was a typo wasn't it? you mean opposing THUMBS - look closely, koalas have 2 thumbs on each hand and 3 fingers :) and they have a thumb on each foot as well :)
@dsp2 I sometimes have to do some pretty silly things to wake them and get their attention which is why they are so often looking at me :) you can see that when one gets their attention they are just barely interested - I wonder what they think of me lol
their most active time of day is often around 2-4am. they are not completely nocturnal, but they sleep A LOT :) it will make you appreciate when I get photos of them with their eyes open at all ;)
@dsp2 I sometimes have to do some pretty silly things to wake them and get their attention which is why they are so often looking at me :) you can see that when one gets their attention they are just barely interested - I wonder what they think of me lol