BABY KOALA ‘TOCKS

by Meg on January 3, 2007

LOOK!

LOOK!

Reuters is CATERING to "Koala ‘tocks" readers. And it’s woooooooooorking! [singsong]

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I’m hooked. HOOKED, sender-inner Cheryl L.! ;)

{ 59 comments }

1 cera 01.03.07 at 8:42 pm

EEEEEEEE! Give me one.

2 Claire 01.03.07 at 8:43 pm

Too cute! I love the ear to head ratio difference between mom and babe.

3 cera 01.03.07 at 8:45 pm

EEEEEEEE! Give me one.

4 Karen in Toronto 01.03.07 at 8:50 pm

Wouldn’t it be nice if koala newborns looked like that? Instead, they look like this:

http://www3.telus.net/ggcameron/images/newbornkoala.jpg

Not too distinguishable from the newborns of other marsupials, like ‘roos, ‘possums, and, um, pandas.

Not nuffin’ — but I prefer accuracy, and news providers so often aren’t accurate.

In other news, …BABY KOALA ‘TOCKS!! SQUEEEEEEE!

5 zeldapie 01.03.07 at 8:53 pm

Oh… my… gawd…

KOALA ‘TOCKS ARE SO FLUFFY I can’t stand it!

6 Theo 01.03.07 at 9:07 pm

I think Cera needs two.

7 Rosie 01.03.07 at 9:13 pm

theo, make that a dozen…and give me a dozen, too!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

8 Theo 01.03.07 at 9:15 pm

Two dozen, check. Now to research some suppliers… anyone got round-trip airfare to Oz?

9 kelpkim 01.03.07 at 9:29 pm

my fave part is when they are napping in the end.
that is the absolute definition of cute! :o )

10 Melissa 01.03.07 at 9:34 pm

The final hug and yawn in that video might as well be a spike in my wrenched-open eye. I am crying with cuteness and lvoe right now!

11 Holly 01.03.07 at 9:34 pm

Wow! Wish i had a pouch like Mama Koala. I’d never misplace my keys again!

buttocksbuttocksbuttocks!

12 TheLoveOfIsis 01.03.07 at 9:36 pm

Can I take a nap wif dem pease? Ehn!

13 Madame Sosostris 01.03.07 at 9:46 pm

Jean Claude van DAMME that is some cuteness!

14 Wendy 01.03.07 at 9:47 pm

I love the “get off my face” flailing!

15 you guys r silly 01.03.07 at 9:54 pm

Once again…I am frickin’ sad because I do not have the ability to look at anything video on my stinkin’ work computer…
&:o(
On the other hand…I DO want to peeeeeeeeench the tiny tocks geeeeeeently…
&:o)

16 Rosie 01.03.07 at 10:00 pm

They won’t let me back at emerald city, my new contacts made it look blue and i called it “saphirre city” oops…

17 Shanon 01.03.07 at 10:08 pm

Wow. The end of that video made me go, “Awwww.” So cute!

18 Sneezy 01.03.07 at 10:09 pm

Hey, guess what? Koala butt. :)

I love it when baby clings to mom’s face. And she’s like “geroff…geroff…” And he’s like “Hey Ma! This is what it’s be like if you had me for a face!”

I Heart the last shot of the two cuddling and the weensy yawn.

Awwwwwwwwwww.

19 Opt2Adpt 01.03.07 at 10:10 pm

WENDY, No KIDDING!!!

That was such a mom moment!!!

“Aw Geez, come on…get off my face…get off my face…seriously i’m driving here, get off my face”….

I had to watch that part a few times…

20 Mel 01.03.07 at 10:16 pm

Bring the tocks! Bring the tocks. HIT ME!

21 aware 01.03.07 at 10:33 pm

click play and wait for it… wait for it… there!

baby koala headlock!!!!

22 maymee 01.03.07 at 10:35 pm

snorglesnorglesnorgle

23 jenn 01.03.07 at 10:37 pm

I LOVE the itchy leg.

24 cera 01.03.07 at 10:38 pm

I know, Theo. I just needed the Ultra Deluxe First Post and the Slightly Less Deluxe Third Post to my repertoire…oh, and two baby koalas wouldn’t hurt either.

25 aware 01.03.07 at 10:46 pm

more newborn marsupials: cute but non-furry.

tiiiny tasmanian devils:
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/marsuppic.html

kangaroo joey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Joey_in_pouch.jpg

26 emily somone 01.03.07 at 10:47 pm

i learned about koallas a long time ago….there cute but very evil… its like theyre just waaiting for you to try and say look its a koalla awwwwww its so cute can i pet it and itll tear you apart!

27 emily somone 01.03.07 at 10:48 pm

hehe it kinda looks like a deer…

28 Aubrey 01.03.07 at 11:21 pm

Looks like mama has some Clutched Cargo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clutch_Cargo

29 Temple Slave of Cats in WI 01.03.07 at 11:27 pm

This is IT – the bestest of the bestest. I never saw any part of an infant koala before, never mind the soft-and-fluffy ‘tocks – to the sender-inner: I am lawvingk on you!10Q, 10Q! (and with the others, I say “AAaaaaawwwww”)

30 juggle geese 01.03.07 at 11:36 pm

Does anyone know if the fur is as soft as it looks? Oh and is it normal for the babies to have a different color?

31 laineygrrl 01.03.07 at 11:52 pm

Is it just me or is there only one baby koala? The video said there were two but I kept seeing the same one over and over again. Unless there are two with separate mums, and I just think they are the same one when they switch shots? *confused*

32 Petafoo.com 01.04.07 at 12:14 am

Those guys look all cute and soft, but they sure can get a hot temper if you don’t watch out.
———————-
http://www.petafoo.com

33 Mary 01.04.07 at 12:18 am

It said “their mums” so there were apparently two mums and two babies. But it’s not clear which one we see at what time. Regardless it’s “double your fun” time! Beyond cute!!

34 musicchick2 01.04.07 at 12:23 am

Dey’re so cute! I just love any show, video, etc. where they show the mother and baby animals interacting. And it’s just so wonderful how animals work together to care for their young, elephants & meerkats for example. Sooo prosh! :-D

35 Tara 01.04.07 at 12:28 am

I WANT A KOALA!!!
PLEEEEEEEEEZE!?!?!?

36 positive jube 01.04.07 at 1:14 am

has anyone mentioned mum’s fuzz ball ears? *squeezing*

37 Leilani 01.04.07 at 1:29 am

GAH! It wasn’t the ‘tocks but those puffball ears were what got me! That and the final schnuggle and yawn. Definitely things that make you go “AWWWWWWWWWWWW!”

38 Caitlin 01.04.07 at 1:37 am

I love when the baby is on the mom’s face and Mom is like “GAAA, I’M BLIND”!

39 michellemybelle 01.04.07 at 3:29 am

My heart is melted. It’s official.

I’d like to see the baby koalas play with baby pandas, and maybe a baby sea otter too. And a bunny.

40 cheryl 01.04.07 at 3:51 am

Woohoo! I’m a sender-inner! I’m a sender-inner!! An official, certified cuteologist at last! Meg likes me, she really really likes me! yay!
i’ve already scheduled the appointment with a cardiologist to determine whether my heart indeed melted over the bebbeh koala. but with that hysterical mama’s-face-clinging-action-grip and the completely adorable yawn and the mama and babe sleep cuddlefest, how can i hope for anything but a gooey puddle where my heart used to be? fuzzy k-’tocks rule!

41 lurkertype 01.04.07 at 3:53 am

It’s Rule of Cuteness #7 re-enacted!

42 useta hada kitteh 01.04.07 at 4:13 am

I have nothing intelligent to say, except, Ooh! Ooh! Baybee Aussie-wallas! Gimme! Gimme! i don’t care if they’ll scratch my face off, I want ‘em Now! Pleeze? Gimme Baybee Aussie-Wallas!

43 Pooteymom 01.04.07 at 5:33 am

And please don’t forget: the unbearable cuteness is accompanied by the heady scent of eucalyptus!

44 abby 01.04.07 at 6:02 am

Yay for cheryl! Yay for koalas! yay, indeed, all around.

*has more wine*

I wonder if mayhap someone should do a study of the effects of wine on cuteness. I, myself, thinks that True Cute ™ is visible sober OR tipsy.

sometimes it’s just easier to type!

45 Aubrey 01.04.07 at 7:11 am

I like to think that I’m even cuter when I’m drunk.

But maybe that wasn’t the question.

(goes to the liquor cabinet to test theory)

46 Gillian 01.04.07 at 7:37 am

OMG! I love the floppy ears!

And when the baby gets stuck to the mommy’s face!

OMG

47 leah 01.04.07 at 12:40 pm

Tooooo cuteeeee!
Thank you for making me smile

48 Rosie 01.04.07 at 12:48 pm

mary, they could’ve meant their mum’s… yet another of life’s unsolved mysteries… (x-files song)

49 Elisa 01.04.07 at 2:28 pm

It’s all good until they scream…oh they can scream… they sleep 22 hrs a day and when theyre not sleeping they are eating and fighting their territory. Koalas are cute and fluffy and OMG they do look so good to snorgle, if any of you get to hold one, no fingers near mouths *kronsch*

50 Subhangi 01.04.07 at 2:57 pm

Awwwww!!!

I like the adults better, though. They’re chubbier! Squeee!

51 Connie H. 01.04.07 at 3:39 pm

Technically, not a newborn koala, but one freshly out of the pouch — when they’re born, they’re hairless and about the size of a peanut. See: marsupiality.

That said…. CUTE!!!1!

52 Jessika 01.04.07 at 10:25 pm

The part where they were all curled up to sleep… ohmigawsh, that was a killer. <3

53 Liz 01.04.07 at 10:29 pm

The final yawn is heartbreaking. But why did Reuters cut it before the completion of said yawn? Too cruel!

54 Cat Feral 01.05.07 at 7:14 pm

Okay, what does “tocks” mean? Anyway, very cute little koala!

55 Theo 01.05.07 at 7:49 pm

Cat F — it’s short for “BUT-tocks” and sounds cuter than “arse”.
Somehow I seem to have missed that one in the Glossary. Will remedy.

56 Theo 01.05.07 at 7:59 pm
57 karen 01.05.07 at 7:59 pm

OMG!!! Slap a diaper on it!!! SOOO cute! I can’t stand it!!!

58 miu 01.06.07 at 10:05 pm

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

*faints*

59 rubber duck 04.03.07 at 9:00 pm

3 scenes I’ll never forget: the mother trying to get the little one off her face, the mother’s ears TWITCHING when the baby “plays hide-and-seek”, and, at the very end, that TINY, tiny little yawn…

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