I just got back from 10 days in Melbourne. Didn’t see any baby koalas in the wild, but did see full-grown ones. They do indeed just hang around in the trees there, like squirrels do here. They’re something of a sacred nuisance there, as their pee is quite toxic from all the eucalyptus and it’s apparently a dangerous idea to plant your tent underneath a tree full of them. But they are cute little buggers!

Oakling, i think you are mistaking them for the drop-bears.

I can see the video now – what a precious little munchkin!

I hope her bum fluff grows quickly. Nothing like sitting on a bare bum! BUM FLUFF, outrageously cute.

Awwwww. Those lucky girls… I would have been squeeing like a fiend.

Aren’t koalas actually vicious killers or something? That tiny little nibbler could EAT YOU ALIVE! Its cuteness is its greatest weapon!! Run!!

I just love his precious bad hair day look oh and eanne Snicker.
WOuldn’t we all like to pee on a politician some days.

Real tasty, Mate! Beats shrimps on the barbie any day!

Kimski, I had two Aussie boyfriends, although I couldn’t tell you why I had the second. Anyway, I took away from the first relationship, an appreciation for Australian wine, and a good Aussie accent imitation.

Theresa, brilliant Aussie accent impersonation I must say.