feet thumbs by koalagardens

feet thumbs

Newman is showing off the thumbs on his feet for you. Since we mentioned thumbs recently I thought it was nice of him to give a little wave.
The second and third toes are fused together but with 2 claws it creates a comb effect that they use to try and remove ticks. I often see ticks on koalas so I guess it doesn't always work as well as it could. They do groom a lot with the fused toes. People often think they are scratching but a lot of the time they are simply grooming.
Nice to see your koala family happy safe and healthy with everything else that is going on
January 6th, 2020  
I love all these koala facts. Thank you KG.
January 6th, 2020  
Thanks for the lessons ;) and they are so cute !
January 6th, 2020  
Fascinating info and a great shot!
January 6th, 2020  
Thanks for the info.
January 6th, 2020  
Keep the information coming. its nice to learn more about their habits. just watched a few videos. prefer to watch your koalas.
January 6th, 2020  
He looks so laid back and comfortable sitting up there !!
January 6th, 2020  
Sweet capture and interesting information.
January 6th, 2020  
Sweet shot
January 6th, 2020  
Interesting facts, thank you - cute capture
January 6th, 2020  
Newman can wave with his foot! He looks comfortable!
January 6th, 2020  
So interesting, thank you! He’s a sweet boy.
January 6th, 2020  
He looks so relaxed! Another great koala shot!
January 6th, 2020  
Very cute!
January 6th, 2020  
Beautiful capture!
January 6th, 2020  
Cutie.
January 6th, 2020  
Great capture of this cuty.
(Thanks for you so nice comment. It makes my day.)
January 6th, 2020  
Hi Newman....great capture of those toes.
January 6th, 2020  
Great info & shot!
January 6th, 2020  
Hi Newman! Great shot, very interesting about their toes
January 7th, 2020  
What a great view of those toes (thumbs) see how they can be quite useful.
January 7th, 2020  
So sweet!
January 7th, 2020  
Great capture
January 7th, 2020  
All of this is such interesting information and they pose so nicely so you can point it out. The sky still looks smoky but glad you are all safe. Will the rescued koalas that are losing their homes be brought to a sanctuary like yours?
January 7th, 2020  
@shutterbug49 yes there is still smoke around :(
moving koalas is incredibly difficult and this is going to be a huge thing for survivors that have lost their habitat. sadly there have been pretty much no surviving koalas in this area from actual fire areas :(
January 7th, 2020  
Great shot. Interesting pose of Newman.
January 7th, 2020  
I want to sob...they’ve become like such good friends through your photos and to hear of their screams and firey deaths.....
January 7th, 2020  
I see the problem. Saving them from the fires is good but where will they live after the fires have destroyed their areas. I'm assuming each area can only support so many of them and attempting to move the ones from the fire ares into the remaining areas will only make life difficult for the koalas in those areas. No easy solutions anywhere.
January 7th, 2020  
I can only echo what Jane said, heartbreaking to watch the news and see what is happening to the Koalas. I had to stop watching :-(
January 7th, 2020  
Our thought and prayers are with you during this devastation and loss of life caused by the fires...
January 7th, 2020  
So sweet!
January 7th, 2020  
A very good demonstration! They are fascinating!
January 7th, 2020  
great pose and wave
January 7th, 2020  
A lovely capture and interesting info
January 7th, 2020  
Great shot...Fav
January 7th, 2020  
He has a smile on his face !
January 8th, 2020  
Love him! Fav
January 8th, 2020  
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