Forms of nature - you can clearly see that after more than 24 of nearly solid rain, the coat of Angel is damp but the water beads and rolls off.
That is why the curl in a ball - to keep the water out of their face and ears. The saying might need to be changed to 'like water off a koalas back' I think :)
@gardencat now that is a very good question! I can't answer for certain, I've always understood it to be the dense nature of the coat, but with their diet high in eucalyptus oil it does have me wondering if oil is a factor also ... mmmmm :)
@beryl This is what I was wondering because sheep, I think, have lanolin in/on their fur which is what seems to protect them from getting too soggy. ( And which has a very distinctive odour!)
So glad you have had rain. It has poured here the last two days and we have had almost 180 mm rain during that time. More to come I believe.
It is amazing how the plants have sprung back into life since the rain. Our strawberry guava has fruit on it at last and I hope the ringtail possums arrive soon to eat the fruit.
It is amazing how the plants have sprung back into life since the rain. Our strawberry guava has fruit on it at last and I hope the ringtail possums arrive soon to eat the fruit.