just can't seem to wake up

koala mouths always fascinate me

[Sand Lily]

Love this shot!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw ! what a big mouth you have got !!! Those two front teeth rally make good tools to shred the leaves from the plant !

[Kitty Hawke]

Ohh....thought they would have more teeth to crunch up all those tough leaves.

[Christina]

So gummy - I would have thought they had more teeth too.

[Mags]

Wow! Look at those front teeth!

[Karly]

That's cute!

[Desi]

Great shot. It is totally fascinating

[Corinne C]

Lol! What a great candid shot!

[Bep]

Cute capture.

[Poppo Livy]

LOL. Never seen inside their mouth before.

[Suzanne]

J'adore! What an interesting tongue! Favourite

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@beryl @cutekitty @christinav @marlboromaam the top incisors are as long as the bottom ones, you just can't see them in this shot. the are not really involved in eating.
because I know koala teeth, I can see the inside edges of the top molars in her mouth and they have a black coating on them which is completely normal for koala molars.
I can also just make out the first molars at the bottom.
koalas have no secondary incisors, so there is a gap between those 2 front teeth and the molars. the molars do all the work grinding the leaf down. 😬

[Joanne Diochon]

@koalagardens Could you please angle the flashlight so I can get a better look inside there? LOL From this shot, and to a non-expert like me, it looks like Matilda is decidedly short on teeth.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@gardencat I'll try to do a lot better next time 🤣

[Shutterbug]

Fascinating. I can see why they need those good tearing teeth in the front, but then what? I don’t see molars back there. Do they swallow them mostly whole and let the stomach do the rest.

[Ian George]

No matter how many teeth it has I wouldn't put my finger in there.

[Larry Steager]

Fun capture.

[Babs]

So sweet, love the two front teeth.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@nodrognai when rescuing them we truly try not to!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@shutterbug49 the top incisors are as long as the bottom ones, you just can't see them in this shot. the are not really involved in eating.
because I know koala teeth, I can see the inside edges of the top molars in her mouth and they have a black coating on them which is completely normal for koala molars.
I can also just make out the first molars at the bottom.
koalas have no secondary incisors, so there is a gap between those 2 front teeth and the molars. the molars do all the work grinding the leaf down. 😬

[Milanie]

that's one big yawn!

[Bill]

Nice timing on this shot.

[Jane Pittenger]

How many teeth do they have?

[Danette Thompson]

Very cute

[Shutterbug]

@koalagardens Thanks for the info, so they do have molars they just aren’t white like ours.

[Rick]

Great timing and capture.

[Christina]

@koalagardens i can see them when I zoom in :)

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh My Gosh! We would never see these wonderful shots of koala behaviour that you so wonderfully share with us. Big Fav..

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, big yawn! Super image.

[Diana]

What a great shot, those teeth look to funny for words ;-)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@shutterbug49 well, they are white, but they quickly get covered with a black film and it is completely normal

[Wylie]

I can see why! fab shot. fav

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture

[Helge E. Storheim]

A Kodak moment :-)

[Merrelyn]

Great timing.

[Harry J Benson]

Good morning :)

[Chris Cook]

Interesting info and great shot. Enjoy that rum.

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant timing on yawn - great to see their mouth and teeth like this
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[mittens (Marilyn)]

LOL Great timing on this.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great timing

[wendy frost]

Well captured and an interesting shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

LOL this picture made me yawn!

[Kim]

That's contagious! Nice timing.

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Me either, Matilda! - Thank you, Katrina for the lesson about a koala’s mouth and teeth! (she is showing me how she holds on with both hands, too)

[haskar]

Great timing. Fabulous details.

[carol white]

Great timing, a super capture.Fav☺️